Looking glass

Classification: 
Date: 
1825-1850
Medium: 
Wood, glass, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 19 x 13 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 48.3 x 33.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular looking glass in wood frame surmounted by arch with squared top framing verre églomisé panel with painted image of basket of flowers; rectangular mirror plate and églomisé panel surrounded by verre églomisé border; sides and base of frame indented; crest and base of frame carved with ribs.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number: 
1963.92
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
27531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Looking glass

Classification: 
Date: 
1775-1795
Medium: 
Mahogany, glass, gesso, gilding
Dimensions: 
Overall: 54 x 21 1/4 x 5 in. ( 137.2 x 54 x 12.7 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular Chippendale looking glass in mahogany veneer frame; broken scroll pediment with light and dark inlay and gilded moldings terminating in rosettes surmounted by a gilded finial in the form of a vase with stalks of wheat; mirror plate in rectangular frame with gilded inner and outer moldings and gilded pendant leaf chains descending halfway down on either side; intricately shaped base with a scroll at each corner.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number: 
1963.71a-c
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1795
eMuseum Object ID: 
27528
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Writing desk

Classification: 
Date: 
1810-1830
Medium: 
Wood, textile, glass, brass, metal, varnish
Dimensions: 
Desk: 7 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 10 in. (19.7 x 47.6 x 25.4 cm)
Description: 
Rectangular wooden writing desk with flat, hinged top, rosette mounts with bail handle on each side, and diamond-shaped plate on front; desk opens out to reveal slanted writing surface covered in blue velvet, leading up to set of four compartments of various sizes at highest end of open desk, with one compartment also divided into two by addition of tray; also contains square colorless glass ink bottle with metal cap at one corner; each end of writing surface can be folded back to reveal spaces underneath.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Gertrude Harison, Miss Elizabeth Harison, and Mr. William Harison
Object Number: 
1936.469
Gallery Label: 
According to donors, this writing desk was used by their ancestor Philip Schuyler (1733-1804).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
27514
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Writing desk

Classification: 
Date: 
1825-1900
Medium: 
Wood, metal, textile
Dimensions: 
Desk: 4 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 9 in. (11.4 x 34.3 x 22.9 cm)
Description: 
Rectangular wooden writing desk with flat, hinged lid, brass plaque with inscription "Isabella" at center of lid, and escutcheon; desk opens to reveal writing surface covered in purple velvet with embossed border (Greek key pattern), balanced on six pieces of wood slotted into front of box to form four compartments; compartments hold two square glass ink bottles with metal caps, two ink pens, one ink pen with nib attached, nine nibs, two nibs stuck to small round box containing two pieces of red sealing wax, purple glass stamp with inscription, sharpener, and rectangular red leather box (with gilt details embossed) with hinged lid, with ink pen and paper knife resting on plush cushion; blue porcelain ink pen and paper knife decorated with painted clusters of flowers, with gilded handles and attachments (knife with steel blade); each side of writing surface can be folded over to reveal very bottom of lid and desk.
Object Number: 
INV.8539
Marks: 
inscribed: on purple glass stamp: "NON/COEUR TE/POURSUIT/PARTOUT" engraved: in script on metal escutcheon in center of lid: "Isabella"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
27512
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Writing desk

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1795
Medium: 
Mahogany, textile, brass, ivory, metal, glass, cork
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 11.7 x 39.7 x 23.8 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular wooden writing desk with flat, hinged lid, rosette mounts with bail handle on each side, and ivory escutcheon; green textile writing surface, with compartments containing sand shaker, ink bottle, key on ribbon, orange wax seal; two extra wood trays; paper label on inner compartment and inscription on other lid.
Credit Line: 
Gift of George C. McWhorter
Object Number: 
1895.14
Marks: 
impressed: on sealing wax: "McW" written: in ink on underside of writing surface, in script: "M. T. Laurance N. York/July 20th 1810/presented to her by her (father.)" written: on paper label pasted under writing surface: "This desk was made about 100 yr
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1795
eMuseum Object ID: 
27434
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Secretary desk and bookcase

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1780
Medium: 
Mahogany; white pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 94 x 41 x 23 in. ( 238.8 x 104.1 x 58.4 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany Chippendale secretary; bookcase crowned by broken-scroll pediment terminating in floral carved rosette and fitted with urn-and-corkscrew finials in the center and mounted on small plinths on either side; bookcase has arched panel doors flanked by fluted pilasters with two candleslides beneath; lower case with retaining molding on top; slant top opens to reveal shell-carved prospect door flanked by columned document drawers flanked by two pigeon holes above single drawer, flanked by bank of three drawers with shell-carved upper drawer; lower case with block front and four graduated drawers; ogee bracket feet.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number: 
1963.99
Marks: 
handwritten: in chalk on side of left document drawer: "Farmington"
Gallery Label: 
Several small details -- especially the ogees at the top of each paneled door, the finely carved panel molding, and the pattern of the tympanum -- associate this desk and bookcase with a group of particularly fine Boston desks and bookcases of the 1750s and later.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1780
eMuseum Object ID: 
27409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Slant-front desk

Classification: 
Date: 
1760-1765
Medium: 
Mahogany
Dimensions: 
Overall: 41 1/2 x 39 x 23 1/2 in. ( 105.4 x 99.1 x 59.7 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany Chippendale slant-top desk; hinged slant top opens to rest on two lopers; interior consists of central shell-carved prospect door flanked by two banks of three pigeonholes with arched valences over one drawer, flanked in turn with a larger pigeonhole with a serpentine valence over a drawer with a concave facade; on desk surface is a sliding till lid that opens into top drawer; case contains four graduated drawers with brass bail handles, top drawer has two wooden bolts accessible through till; base molding and ogee-bracket feet.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number: 
1956.129
Gallery Label: 
This desk is attributed to Job Townsend based on the similarity of the wooden bolt lock in the top drawer to a bolt in a labeled Job Townsend desk and bookcase.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1765
eMuseum Object ID: 
27391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

3 Tier Table

Classification: 
Date: 
1875-1890
Medium: 
Mahogany
Dimensions: 
Overall: 36 x 38 x 25 1/2 in. ( 91.4 x 96.5 x 64.8 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany three-tiered Eastlake stand; graduated shelves supported between two inverted Y-shaped brackets with gilt-incised decoration and a roundel.
Object Number: 
INV.121
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
27382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Washstand

Classification: 
Date: 
1830-1840
Medium: 
Mahogany
Dimensions: 
Overall: 35 x 16 1/8 x 15 7/8 in. ( 88.9 x 41 x 40.3 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany washstand with two tiers; upper tier has circular hole for washbowl and is joined to lower case by tapering, ringed-turned columns; the lower case contains one drawer with a single wooden drawer pull; the whole is supported on tapering, ring-turned legs with ball feet.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Wallace Nichols, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Romain
Object Number: 
1948.32c
Gallery Label: 
This washstand was given by the donors in memory of John Romain (1829-1896) and Harriet McLaughlin Romain (1843-1907), the parents of Mrs. Nichols.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
27380
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Member's desk from Federal Hall

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1788
Medium: 
Mahogany; tulip poplar, white pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 30 x 46 x 14 1/2 in. ( 76.2 x 116.8 x 36.8 cm )
Description: 
Curved mahogany desk section from Federal Hall; unit part of larger circular or oval seating arrangement; slant-toped writing surface with two rectangular pen and ink bottle wells above two drawers with scratch-beaded fronts and brass bail handle and escutcheon (probably replaced according to accession records), carved oval paterae on ends of inner rail; left side of left drawer opening filled in to accommodate smaller drawer, possibly from another desk; two tapered cylindrical legs with stop-fluting and bulbous feet on inner side of curve, two straight cylindrical legs with stop fluting on outer side of curve; tenons on left side to join desk with other desk segments; according to the accession records, this desk is half the size of an original, and the legs have been cut down.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Corportation of the City of New York, New-York Historical Society
Object Number: 
1837.3
Gallery Label: 
This Member's desk (and its mate, 1837.4) is among the surviving furnishings from Federal Hall, the home of the first United States Congress located at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets. Federal Hall was remodeled for that purpose in 1788 by the French-born architect and engineer Pierre L'Enfant, who may have influenced the design of the furniture created for the government officials. The original furnishings, used by Congress for less than a year, were still stored in the building when the New-York Historical Society was headquartered there in 1809. Founder John Pintard petitioned the Common Council for use of six semi-circular tables, and they agreed. In 1837, the city donated two of the tables, two pedestal desks, two desks used by members of Congress, and four armchairs to the Historical Society.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1788
eMuseum Object ID: 
27379
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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