Washington Winter Show 2016

43 This page is sponsored by Hilary Gripekoven in honor of Gunston Hall Board of Regents above Figure 5: Gunston Hall, Chinese room. This formal room is one of few spaces known from 18th-century America to have offered such a complete expression of chinoiserie. Figure 6: Gunston Hall, center passage (detail). The carved spirals, acanthus leaves, and floral elements on the staircase’s decorative brackets illustrate the skill of Gunston Hall’s woodcarvers.