Pembroke table

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1800
Medium: 
Mahogany, poplar, brass
Dimensions: 
with leaves folded: 29 1/2 x 31 x 19 1/2 in. ( 74.9 x 78.7 x 49.5 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany Federal Pembroke table with one drawer; rectangular form with two drop leaves with ovolo corners and inlaid herringbone banding; supported on four tapering, squared legs with stringing; legs terminate in brass sabots with casters.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Sheldon Leavitt
Object Number: 
1957.242
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this table was owned by James Bogert, Jr. (1775-1859) and his wife, Elizabeth Benezet Bogert. According to Mrs. Sheldon Leavitt, wife of the donor and a descendant of the Bogerts, family tradition had it that Martha Washington was served tea at this table when James Bogert, Jr. served in the Treasury Dept. during the Washington administration.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
27252
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Chest

Classification: 
Date: 
1780-1830
Medium: 
Pine, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 1/2 x 45 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. ( 47 x 116.2 x 44.4 cm )
Description: 
Green painted six-board chest with dovetailed construction; applied molding on lid and applied base molding; two solid feet running from front to back of chest; interior storage till; wrought iron hinges.
Object Number: 
Z.913
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
27251
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Desk and bookcase

Classification: 
Date: 
1820-1830
Medium: 
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 87 x 52 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. ( 221 x 133.4 x 59.7 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany Empire desk and bookcase; upper portion with removable, flat-topped pediment overhanging front and sides; cornice molding below; two glazed doors with mullions forming a pointed arch with two circles below and two half circles at bottom; long drawer flanked by two short drawers below glass doors; lower section has folded, hinged writing surface above long drawer flanked by smaller drawers; kneehole flanked by tall cupboards raised on acanthus carved legs with lion feet.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Mrs. Katherine Rutgers Lane
Object Number: 
1927.100
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this piece was originally owned by Colonel Henry Rutgers (1745-1830).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
27237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Hall bench

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1900
Medium: 
Walnut, pine, textile
Dimensions: 
Overall (approx.): 79 x 75 x 25 in. (200.7 x 190.5 x 63.5 cm)
Description: 
Walnut Renaissance Revival hall bench; pierced triangular crest with heavy scrolls at top center, a lion's head and shield below, putti and garlands at either side, and scrolls along edge of base, atop high rectangular back framed by a heavy cornice on top and, on either side, a pilaster with carved female bust at its base; molded rectangular panel in upper back with mask at center flanked by a draped figure on either side, with dense flower and scroll background and border; scrolled arms with bearded satyrs' heads beneath handrests; solid base with tufted purple velvet cushions, harpie at each front corner, and heraldic emblem in oblong frame at center front with a pair of figures flanking an urn on either side; wide convex molding with vertical notches along edge of base; feet extremely deteriorated.
Object Number: 
INV.14811
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
27236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Refectory Table

Classification: 
Date: 
1796
Medium: 
Chestnut, pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 31 x 76 x 27 in. ( 78.7 x 193 x 68.6 cm )
Description: 
Chestnut refectory-type table with rectangular top with end leaves that slide out from under it, expanding length of rectangle; front apron with elaborately carved decoration consisting of central shield with wood inlay inscription flanked on either side by a cartouche with scrolling frame containing flower and scroll motif; one small drawer on either end; raised on ring-and-vase-turned legs on ball feet with wide, flat stretcher with projecting edges framing base of legs.
Object Number: 
INV.302
Marks: 
wood inlay: on front of aprong: "17 IAT 96"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1796
eMuseum Object ID: 
27231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Writing table

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1880
Medium: 
Kingwood, satinwood; kingwood, poplar; leather
Dimensions: 
Overall: 29 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 19 in. ( 74.9 x 85.1 x 48.3 cm )
Description: 
Kingwood writing table with satinwood inlay; rectangular top with molded edge and two side panels with elaborate inlay flanking square, leather-lined panel (writing surface) at center that tilts upward on a ratchet support; one front drawer running full width of case with inlaid anthemions and stringing below similarly decorated inset panel, and one side drawer with stringing above similarly decorated inset panel; trestle base with open, curvilinear side supports joined by a medial stretcher near bottom and raised on casters.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Townsend Lawrence, 1952
Object Number: 
INV.14976
Gallery Label: 
According to the donor, this writing desk was owned by Robert Townsend and used in his home located on the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 18th Street in New York City.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
27222
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sea chest

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Oak, iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 18 in. ( 21.6 x 62.2 x 45.7 cm )
Description: 
Oak box decorated with wrought iron bands with quatrefoils alternating with plain iron strips; till with lift top inside box on left side; wrought iron hinges, lock, key from Henry Hudson's possessive, and handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Half-Moon Committee
Object Number: 
INV.8768
Gallery Label: 
This box was exhibited in the captain's cabin of the replica of Henry Hudson's Half Moon, which was constructed in 1909 by the Dutch Government and presented to the State of New York for use in the Hudson-Fulton celebration.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
27219
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Table

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1760
Medium: 
Pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 28 x 39 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. ( 71.1 x 99.7 x 60.3 cm )
Description: 
Pine table with rectangular top composed of three boards on a trestle base; four plank legs shaped with cyma curves tenoned into solid feet; two rectangular molded medial stretchers tenoned through the plank legs and wedged; shaped skirt at either side set between plank legs.
Object Number: 
INV.14970
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1760
eMuseum Object ID: 
27212
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Looking glass

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1890
Medium: 
Wood, glass, gesso, gilding
Dimensions: 
Overall (approx.): 50 x 28 x 4 in. (127 x 71.1 x 10.2 cm)
Description: 
Vertical oblong looking glass with ornate, heavily modeled gilded frame with roosting bird on a rock-like base at top of crest, scalloped inner edge with scroll border, and openwork with scrolls, leaves, and blossoms on sides.
Object Number: 
INV.14962
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
27204
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Looking glasses (pair)

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1800
Medium: 
Wood, glass, gesso, gilding
Dimensions: 
each approx.: 47 x 27 x 7 in. ( 119.4 x 68.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description: 
Pair of oval Chippendale looking glasses in gilded frames; crestpiece with floral stalks and a boat-shaped base with pendant vines at each end that descend halfway down on each side; central oval mirror plate separated from eight surrounding sections by beaded molding, with the whole enclosed in a gadrooned oval frame; two-branch candelabrum with lustres attached to frame at base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Scribner Schieffelin
Object Number: 
1951.424a-b
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this pair of looking glasses is from the Beekman mansion at First Avenue and 51st Street in New York City.
Date Begin: 
1770
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
27202
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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