Writing desk with copying apparatus

Classification: 
Date: 
1815-1880
Medium: 
Mahogany, brass, metal, glass, textile, wax
Dimensions: 
Desk: 4 5/8 x 13 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (11.7 x 34.6 x 29.2 cm)
Description: 
Rectangular mahogany writing desk with flat, hinged lid, brass handles flush with sides, curved brass mounts at corners attached with rivets, keyhole, and tiny brass handle flush with front of desk; on inside of lid, painted writing surface folds out to side, with slanted surface inside lid covered in green felt, next to three vertical compartments, with writing instrument with wooden shaft and ivory tip; in other side of desk, two brass rollers mounted vertically on one side of central compartment, with narrow compartment containing black painted sheet metal cylinder with lid containing colorless glass bottle with metal lid, and square bottle with piece of red sealing wax stuck to top.
Credit Line: 
Presented by Rufus King, July 23, 1931
Object Number: 
1706
Marks: 
written: on paper label inside desk: "Writing desk and copying press/used by Thomas Worthington.Gov. of Ohio 1815-1819./Presented by Rufus King/July 23, 1931"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
27830
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Chaise (side chair)

Collections: 
Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Highlight: 
Display this item in the highlights
Date: 
1779
Medium: 
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
Dimensions: 
Overall: 41 x 23 x 21 in. ( 104.1 x 58.4 x 53.3 cm )
Description: 
Carved and gilded beechwood Louis XVI chaise (side chair) with arched rectangular back in molded frame with carved paquerettes and acanthus; trapezoidal seat with seat rail carved similarly to the crest rail; on circular tapering spiral-reeded legs headed by leaf tips and beaded. Original upholstery housed separately; chair currently upholstered in fabric reproducing original covering.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Gouverneur Morris
Object Number: 
1817.13
Marks: 
stenciled: on chair webbing: French Royal Inventory Number-Versailles Crowned W #194
Gallery Label: 
This elaborately carved and gilded chair was originally part of a suite that Marie-Antoinette ordered in 1779 for her private apartments at Versailles. New Yorker Gouverneur Morris, the American ambassador to France, purchased the suite at an auction of royal effects held after the fall of the ancien régime. The chair's upholstery reproduces the design of the original.
Provenance: 
Made for the Grand Cabinet Interior de la Reine de Versailles, Marie Antoinette, ca. 1779 Gouverneur Morris, ca. 1793 to 1816 (U.S. Minister to French Court during French Revolution).
Bibliography: 
Olson, Roberta J. M. "A selection of European paintings and objects." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 182-187.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1779
eMuseum Object ID: 
27778
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Writing desk

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1900
Medium: 
Wood, textile, glass, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 27 x 19 cm )
Description: 
Writing desk
Credit Line: 
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox, 1913
Object Number: 
INV.8505
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
27759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Blanket chest

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1830
Medium: 
Pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 20 3/4 x 49 x 18 3/4 in. ( 52.7 x 124.5 x 47.6 cm )
Description: 
Painted chest of dovetail construction with faux graining; overhanging lift top with applied molding; top painted with central cartouche decorated with red and black flowers; front has two arched reserves painted with white background and red and black flowers in handled vases; applied base molding; block feet (possibly replaced or cut down).
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1287
Gallery Label: 
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
27706
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Mantel clock

Classification: 
Date: 
1815-1825
Medium: 
Brass, glass, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 22 x 12 x 8 in. ( 55.9 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description: 
Brass mantel clock; rectangular body surmounted by decorative urn; circular clock face in upper half; supported by rectangular pedestal (with engraved plaque) on circular feet; bell jar cover.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild, 1922
Object Number: 
INV.237
Marks: 
Inscription on plaque: "Clock bought and used by Francis Adrian Van der Kemp 1752-1829 from funds paid to him in 1822 by the State of New York on completing his translations of the Dutch Records of the State to do which he was engaged by Governor De Witt
Gallery Label: 
This clock was bought and used by Francis Adrian Van der Kemp (1752-1829) from funds paid to him in 1822 by the State of New York, for his services in translating the Dutch records of the State.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
27690
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dressing glass

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1840
Medium: 
Mahogany, glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 19.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany dressing glass; arched mirror with inlaid frame and turned uprights and cross member; splayed feet.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Marguerite Weidenman
Object Number: 
1948.501
Gallery Label: 
According to accession records, this dressing glass was used as a shaving mirror by the donor's father.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
27629
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Trunk

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1910
Medium: 
Wood, calfskin, brass, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 25 1/4 in. (14 x 22.5 x 64.1 cm)
Description: 
Small wood trunk bound in calfskin on top and sides, with hinged, rounded lid; brass handle, lock, escutcheon, and nail heads along edges and across top; interior papered with yellow, white, and red square pattern, sides papered with gray paper with orange printed decoration; key on ribbon inside trunk; blue and white ribbon attached to box and lid.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Spingler-Van Beuren Estates, Inc.
Object Number: 
1959.64
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
27627
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lap desk

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1860
Medium: 
Wood, brass, oilcloth
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 49.5 x 27.6 cm )
Description: 
Portable wooden writing desk decorated with brass inlay; both top and front of box decorated with a rectangle with concave chamfered corners outlined in brass, with similarly shaped escutcheons at center top and surrounding keyhole in front; brass strips applied to edges of top and bottom, corners, and elsewhere; slanted square writing surface covered in oilcloth, the two sections of which conceal interior compartments; trough along front (top) edge for implements and accessories; rectangular compartment in side for (missing) drawer; rectangular brass handle on one side.
Credit Line: 
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number: 
1948.542
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
27573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Child's trunk

Classification: 
Date: 
1860
Medium: 
Wood, leather, metal, textile, paper, glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 x 7 1/2 x 13 in. (20.3 x 19.1 x 33 cm)
Description: 
Child's trunk with rounded edges, covered with black leather embossed with geometric design; vertical metal straps with brass tacks and escutcheon, and rounded leather strap handles; interior cavity lined with printed striped paper with portrait of woman (possibly Jenny Lind) and red patterned cloth, with hinged gold framed mirror which opens to reveal separate compartment in lid.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss June H. Hirsch
Object Number: 
1950.73
Gallery Label: 
According to accession records, this trunk belonged to Miss Henrietta Hart of New York City (d. 1946).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
27551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Writing desk

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Wood, metal, leather, gold plate, porcelain
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 39.4 x 27.3 cm )
Description: 
Wood writing desk covered in leather with hinged lid, inset brass handle and escutcheon on top (with ornamentation), and gold-plated hinges; leather interior with compartment in lid and two white porcelain plates fitted inside with hinged interior.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. David Kirschenbaum c/o Carnegie Bookshop, New York
Object Number: 
1939.528
Marks: 
impressed: in gold on leather on lid: "JAMES GORDON BENNET JUN [IOR]"
Gallery Label: 
According to accession records, this writing desk belonged to James Gordon Bennet, Jr.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
27549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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