Tiffany mansion a Back Bay jewel

A portrait hung in the main drawing room. The idea for the mansion was hatched when Frederick Ayer commissioned Tiffany in 1899 to design a place to display the artwork and furnishings he and his wife collected on their world trip.
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A portrait hung in the main drawing room. The idea for the mansion was hatched when Frederick Ayer commissioned Tiffany in 1899 to design a place to display the artwork and furnishings he and his wife collected on their world trip.