In this room were also two _commodes_ of rosewood veneered and set with mosaics, the tops of violet _breccia_ marble. In front were two drawers. The length was 3½ feet; the width 20 inches; and the height 32 inches. The mounts, trimmings and shoe of the leg were of bronze gilt _or moulu_. The writing-table was of rosewood inlaid with flowers of violet wood, with flap to let down. This was covered with black leather. On the right, it had a drawer that contained writing-materials. All the mounts and feet were of bronze gilt. This table was 26 inches high, 23 inches long and 15 inches wide. A night-table was also in this apartment. It was 20 inches long, 13 inches wide and 32 inches high. It was of violet wood and rosewood, the top, a slab of _breccia_ marble from Aleppo, the height 32 inches; the length, 20 inches; and the width 13 inches. The shoes of the feet and the ring-handles were of gilt bronze _or moulu_. The room was heated by means of a grate, on each side of which was represented a child holding a bouquet. The depth was 22 inches. The shovel and tongs were gilded. A peculiar feature was a _niche en tabouret_ for two dogs, covered with the same damask of white and green, the wood painted white and green. Within it were two mattresses covered with white linen. [Illustration: PLATE XXXIV] The furniture of Madame la Princesse de Talmont’s apartment at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1771 consisted of a bed, two settees, eight arm-chairs, two _banquettes_, two screens, three commodes, four writing-tables, a night-table, a _bidet_, three chairs, two corner-cupboards, three mirrors and two _portières_. The wall-hangings were white Chinese satin with figures, flowers, and animals richly embroidered in coloured silks. The same material was used for the bed, screens, sofas and chairs, but the two _portières_ (10 feet, 9 inches long) were of white taffeta trimmed with a silk braid of many colours. The bed, a _lit à impériale et à la duchesse_, was composed of three outside valances of green taffeta ornamented with a deep lace of gold arranged in festoons; the four inside valances were trimmed in the same style with a narrower gold lace, and these, as well as the ceiling, back, headboard, _bonnes grâces_, counterpane, and three lower valances were of the white satin embroidered with figures and trimmed with gold lace. There were also two curtains of white taffeta lined with serge. The bed itself with its canopy crosswise was 5 feet, 4 inches wide, 6½ feet long, and 12½ feet high and was equipped with three mattresses, a feather bed and feather bolster. The spread was a Marseilles _piqué_. The two sofas were each 6 feet long of sweeping and _bombé_ curves, the arms also rounded and adorned with the small cushion on top (_manchette_). The material was fastened to the frames with silver nails. Each had a mattress and two square pillows, also covered with the embroidered satin. The eight arm-chairs, the two _banquettes_