H. F. du Pont's Chestertown House, Southampton, New York.(Brief Article) From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: July 1, 2001| Author: AYRES, WILLIAM; RUFF, JOSHUA | COPYRIGHT 2001 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In 1926 Henry Francis du Pont, who is widely regarded as one of the most important antiques collectors and interior decorators in American history, received eloquent praise from Thomas B. Parker, a visitor to du Pont's Chestertown House in Southampton, Long Island:

The pieces that you have assembled in your rooms are such perfect examples of their periods and are so appropriately installed that all may be studied and enjoyed. No section has been crowded and no discordant...

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