The building at the farthest side of the state court was devoted to the large state room, the decoration of which was intrusted to the National “Garde-Meuble,” or “Historical Furniture Depot.”  The size of the room was 30 meters in length by 9 meters in width, and it was lighted by seven large windows; its height was 7 meters to the ceiling.  The entrance stairs on the outside and the entrance hall were paved with imitation marble of pink and white.  The carved ceiling was arranged as a framing for three large decorative paintings executed by Mr. George G. Roussel.  The subject selected by the artist was Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.  The Liberty allegory represented France placing her sword in 1772 at the service of America for the conquest of the latter’s independence.

In “Equality” the figures were personifications of the commerce and industry of both nations.

“Fraternity” represented America receiving the France of 1904 in a symbolic group.

In the corner of the ceiling were a child uniting the flags of both nations and goddesses personifying Fame hovering over a globe representing Earth in glorification of that cordial understanding.

The large state room contained fine Gobelin tapestries reproducing scenes of the reign of Louis XIV, as follows: 

(1) Audience of Cardinal Chigi (July 29, 1664).  This was a tapestry woven of wool and silk set off with gold manufactured at the Gobelin factory in the seventeenth century.  It was one of a series illustrating the history of King Louis from Van der Meulen et de Charles Le Brun.  It had a very rich border by Yvart.

(2) Entrance of the King into Dunkerque (December 2, 1662).  A wool and silk woven tapestry set off with gold, made at the Gobelin factory in the seventeenth century; one of the series of the history of King Louis XIV from Van der Meulen et de Charles Le Brun drawing.  A rich border by Yvart.

(3) The Siege of the City of Douai (July, 1667).  A wool and silk woven tapestry with gold, made at the Gobelin factory in the seventeenth century; one of the series of the history of King Louis XIV from Van der Meulen et de Charles Le Brun drawing.  A rich border by Yvart.

(4) A piece of tapestry.  This was woven from wool and silk and made at the Gobelin factory in the seventeenth century; one of the series of hangings (portieres) of the Triumphal Chariot and bearing the coat of arms of France and Navarre; made from the drawings of Charles Le Brun (the final drawings).

The right wing of the palace was used first by the National Factory of Sevre, with a room 12 meters by 8 meters and a hall in front which measures 8 meters by 3.50 meters.

The decoration of this room was subdued to enhance the appearance of the vases and bisques exhibited.  The walls were hung with watered silk to a height of 4.50 meters, the tone of the silk being well adapted to set off the whiteness of the china.  Above this hanging a painted frieze was decorated with gray and blue leaves set off with medallions of crystallized pink stone work.  The application of ceramics to decorative purposes was again found in the trimmings of the portieres in the shape of pendentives.