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Set of Six Doors
mid 19th century
Chinese
Lacquer and gold on wood

Six Chinese lacquer doors line the walls of the Worthington Street entrance.  Each features a peony blossom in the center along with characters expressing a sentiment such as, “Good Luck” and “Perfect Happiness.”  By placing these doors and many other Asian architectural fragments in her private entrance, Gardner created a space that may have felt like her own temple passageway.

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