Main floor of the Library.

Main floor of the Library.

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Child reading at fireplace in reading room. Terra cotta fireplace, display case of stuffed birds, and watercolor by Ellen Robbins. One of the twin terra cotta fireplaces shown, was built by Boston Terra Cotta Company, designed by architects George Russell Shaw and Henry S. Hunnewell and was not either painted nor glazed but allow the russet color to show.

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