Book box
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Pine, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 29 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 74.9 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Plain rectangular pine box with metal hinges; painted inscription "Livingston" on lid; two inscribed paper labels affixed to lid.
Object Number:
Z.910
Marks:
painted: on lid: "Livingston"
written in ink: on label affixed to lid: "Manhattan Storage 42nd & Livingston Ave to be put with things stored for Estate of Eugene A. Livingston/ Chancellor's books"
written in pencil: on label affixed to lid: "3/14/96 /
Gallery Label:
According to a note affixed to this box, it was the property of Eugene A. Livingston (1813-1893) and contained books that belonged to Chancellor Robert R. Livingston. Robert R. Livingston was the Chancellor of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and administered the oath of office to president George Washington. The box was stored with other objects belonging to the Livingston family at Manhattan Storage on the corner of 42nd and Livingston Streets in Manhattan from about 1865 to 1950.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clothes press
Classification:
Date:
1810-1825
Medium:
Mahogany, tulip poplar, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 x 50 x 110 1/2 in. ( 124.5 x 127 x 280.7 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal low clothes press; rectangular case with canted corners; two smaller drawers over long deep drawer over cabinet with two sliding trays behind double doors; carved hairy paw feet; gilt brass lion's head mounts with pendant ring pulls.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1950.128
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27091
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Cradle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1719
Medium:
Mahogany, oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 42 1/2 in. ( 65.4 x 62.2 x 108 cm )
Description:
Open cradle (no hood) made of mahogany and oak; sides with scroll-cut edges near head board; shaped foot board with broken serpentine edge; cut-out handle on either side and shaped rockers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Rufus King
Object Number:
1931.88
Marks:
handwritten: on label affixed to underside: "Cradle which once belonged . . . wearingen (1719-1788) of [Virg]inia], to his son Josiah [Swear]ingen], to his daughter, . . . r (Swearingen) Worthington . . . daughter, Sarah (Worthington) . . . to her son, T
Gallery Label:
This cradle was first used by Van Swearingen (b. 1719), son of Thomas and Lydia Swearingen of Berkeley County, Virginia. It was subsequently used by his son, Josiah, and his daughter, Eleanor, who married Thomas Worthington in 1796, and had a daughter, Sarah, in 1880. Sarah married Edward King, the fourth son of Rufus King of Jamaica, Long Island. Their son Thomas, his son Rufus, and Rufus' son (the donor, also named Rufus) used this cradle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1719
eMuseum Object ID:
27089
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Couch or Daybed
Classification:
Date:
1722-1740
Medium:
Maple, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 67 x 21 in. ( 96.5 x 170.2 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Maple Queen Anne daybed with adjustable back and bargello flame stitch cushion and two matching bolsters; raked back stiles capped by urn-and-ball finials, serpentine arched upholstered back, and three pairs of ogee-turned legs joined by six double-ball-and-ring-turned side stretchers and four double-ball-turned medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1951.45
Gallery Label:
Daybeds, often referred to as "couches," were popular in America during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1740
eMuseum Object ID:
27077
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Dining table
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1729
Medium:
Beech, pine, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/2 x 62 3/4 x 26 1/8 in. ( 77.5 x 159.4 x 66.4 cm )
Description:
Beech and pine dining table with metal-hinged folding top composed of two boards framed by side and end rails and edged with metal banding; trestle base with truss end supports joined by two thick, square rails that are through-tenoned and wedged; two panels in front with inlaid fleur-de-lis in inset spandrels and inlaid inscription swing out and serve to support unfolded top; two drawers are located in back below tabletop.
Object Number:
INV.14968
Marks:
inlaid: on pair of swinging panels below tabletop: "RTAB / 1729", "P" and "B"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1729
eMuseum Object ID:
27070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Steamer trunk
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wicker, canvas, wood, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 35 x 20 in. ( 62.2 x 88.9 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Wicker steamer trunk with gray canvas cover; pine bracing with metal clasps and reinforcements; bolts hold bottom slide pieces in place; canvas cover has leather reinforced corners and leather buckles; leather handles on ends; inscribed "S/N.Y."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant
Object Number:
INV.14954
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
27069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parlor suite (10 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Description:
Laminated rosewood "Henry Clay pattern" Rococo Revival parlor suite; includes two sofas, two armchairs, and six side chairs, each with fruit and floral carving on crest rail, floral carving on front seat rail, cabriole front legs with casters, and rounded rear legs with casters (except sofas).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.9a-j
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this parlor suite was made for her grandfather, Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865), a New York City resident. It then passed to Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911) and was inherited by the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
27065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One from a set of six side chairs
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 19 x 24 in. ( 90.8 x 48.3 x 61 cm )
Description:
Laminated rosewood Rococo Revival side chair with gold-colored cotton upholstery (not original); kidney-bean-shaped upholstered back with molded frame surmounted by carved crest with fruit and floral decoration; flower between two leaves carved at center of front seat rail; cabriole front legs with floral carving on knees and rounded rear legs with serpentine profile, all with casters.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.9j
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this piece is from a parlor suite made for her grandfather, Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865), a New York City resident. It then passed to Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911) and was inherited by the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
27061
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One from a set of six side chairs
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 19 x 24 3/4 in. ( 91.4 x 48.3 x 62.9 cm )
Description:
Laminated rosewood Rococo Revival side chair with gold-colored cotton upholstery (not original); kidney-bean-shaped upholstered back with molded frame surmounted by carved crest with fruit and floral decoration; flower between two leaves carved at center of front seat rail; cabriole front legs with floral carving on knees and rounded rear legs with serpentine profile, all on casters.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.9h
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this piece is from a parlor suite made for her grandfather, Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865), a New York City resident. It then passed to Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911) and was inherited by the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
27058
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hutch table
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 3/4 x 42 1/4 x 40 5/8 in. ( 70.5 x 107.3 x 103.2 cm )
Description:
Pine hutch table with circular tilting top that lifts up to reveal rectangular storage box with cyma-curved skirt; top braced by two cyma-curved battens attached to box by two spindles; trestle base consists of two solid planks shaped with cyma curves below storage area and set into sold feet with rounded ends.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1293
Gallery Label:
Hutch tables were space savers, doubling as tables and storage bins. This one 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:
Anderson Galleries, F.W. Fuessenich Sale, October 23-24, 1925 (lot 236); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
27039
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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