Armchair of a Parlour Suite
Classification:
Date:
1850-1855
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/2 x 27 x 33 1/8 in. ( 110.5 x 68.6 x 84.1 cm )
Description:
Rosewood Rococo Revival armchair with original yellow silk damask upholstery; laminated back with pierced and elaborately carved crest rail with flower and scroll decoration; shield-shaped upholstered back, and padded upholstered arms on molded and scrolling supports; carved, serpentine seat rail; molded cabriole front legs and rounded rear legs with serpentine profile, all with casters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Morron
Object Number:
1951.281b
Gallery Label:
The Morrons are descendents of Joseph W. Meeks.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
26930
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Easy chair (without upholstery)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1800
Medium:
Walnut, poplar, pine, and oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 47 3/4 x 34 1/2 x 27 in. ( 121.3 x 87.6 x 68.6 cm )
Description:
Chippendale easy chair, currently without upholstery; raked back with serpentine crest rail and side wings; solid rounded arms, sloped solid supports, and low conical arm supports; square seat; straight front legs and raked rear legs with brass castors; side, rear, and medial stretchers; two inscriptions on back of crest rail.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. D. Cady Eaton
Object Number:
1921.16
Marks:
written: in pencil on rear crest rail, "A.H.K./ 6-10-00"
inscribed: on rear crest rail, "W.L. Hollander/ june 8, 1900/ E.F. Co."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair belonged to Sir William Johnson (1715-1774), though stylistically the chair seems to post-date Johnson's years.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26929
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sofa from a Parlour Suite
Classification:
Date:
1850-1855
Medium:
Rosewood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 3/4 x 76 1/2 x 38 in. ( 118.7 x 194.3 x 96.5 cm )
Description:
Rosewood Rococo Revival sofa with original yellow silk damask upholstery; laminated back with pierced and elaborately carved crest rail with flower and scroll decoration; upholstered back and seat, and padded upholstered arms on molded and scrolling supports; carved, serpentine seat rail; molded cabriole front legs and rounded rear legs with serpentine profile, all with casters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Morron
Object Number:
1951.281a
Gallery Label:
The Morrons are descendents of Joseph W. Meeks.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
26925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Pine, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 13 in. ( 87 x 41.9 x 33 cm )
Description:
Pine Shaker side chair with tilting balls installed in sockets in the base of rear legs; ladder back with three slats and round stiles with acorn-shaped finials; trapezoidal tape seat; turned legs tapering slighly at bottom with two rounded stretchers in front and at either side, and one rounded stretcher in back.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1940.986
Gallery Label:
Chairmaking was a major industry of the Shakers. Many Shaker chairs have the added feature of buttons or "balls" fitted into a socket at the base of the rear legs, which added comfort by allowing the sitter to tilt the chair slightly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banjo clock
Classification:
Date:
1805-1835
Medium:
Mahogany, gilt wood, pine, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 x 10 1/2 x 4 in. ( 109.2 x 26.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Mahogany and gilt wood Federal banjo clock; circular painted dial plate with roman numerals with conforming circular mahogany hood with gilded eagle finial; tapered waist with gilded beaded edge, eglomisé panel with polychrome scrollwork and apllied pierced brass side arms; rectangular base with gilded beaded edge, eglomise panel with star-shaped pendulum peep-hole and polychrome Neptune in a shell being pulled by sea horses; beneath are nine gilded balls and a fan-shaped fluted plinth with acorn pendant; brass works and pendulum inside.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.98
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
26922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pier glass
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, glass, gesso, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 73 x 39 x 2 3/4 in. ( 185.4 x 99.1 x 7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pier glass in gilded frame with convex molding and floral decoration applied to outer edge of upper corners.
Object Number:
Z.945
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
26921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Looking glass
Classification:
Date:
1813-1820
Medium:
Wood, glass, paint, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 21 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 86.4 x 54.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pillar looking glass with gilded double frame; indented cornice with 16 gilded balls suspended from underside; upper verre églomisé panel with naval battle (Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie in the War of 1812) depicted in rectangular gold frame; pillars with molded block capital above shaft with incurving face centering vertical strip of twisted rope molding; molding set between plain block pillar bases at bottom of mirror frame.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.77
Marks:
painted: at bottom of églomisé panel: "[illegible] VICTORY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Looking glass
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 26 x 6 in. ( 116.8 x 66 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Pillar looking glass with gilded double frame (now with dark overpainting); overhanging indented cornice with 16 gilded balls suspended from underside; upper panel with incised decoration and a small rectangular mirror with concave corners at its center; mirror plate flanked on either side by a column with swelling shaft decorated with leaves carved in intaglio and applied diamonds; molding set between blocks at bottom of mirror frame.
Object Number:
INV.14345
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26915
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Corner cupboard
Classification:
Date:
1875-1890
Medium:
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 100 1/2 x 50 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. ( 255.3 x 128.9 x 67.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany corner cupboard in two sections; upper section with broken scroll pediment with carved rosettes centering a finial, corner finials, and a carved shell between scrolling foliage and fluted fan below; upper cupboard with two doors, each with double-arched window frame; lower section with gadrooning on top and bottom edges and three drawers with convex fronts over a pair of cupboard doors, each with central panel with intaglio shell surrounded by fans; carved and shaped skirt with shell at center, and bracketed ball-and-claw feet.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Major Edward Gilbert Schermerhorn, in memory of his wife, Charlotte Tiedemann
Object Number:
1950.298
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
26912
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hanging corner cupboard
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Oak, pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 25 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. ( 101.6 x 64.1 x 43.8 cm )
Description:
Painted oak and pine hanging corner cupboard; pentagonal form with three-sided front; upper section with heavily molded cornice and open center section with single shelf; lower section with projecting molding at top, cupboard door at center, and molded base; painted brown, yellow, and black, with floral decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1307
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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