Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1856-1864
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 26 x 22 in. ( 116.8 x 66 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of oak Renaissance Revival armchairs made of relic wood from Washington's New York City residence; open back with arched crest rail with molded cornice surmounted with carved cartouche with "1 VP" and "2 VP" in gothic script, pierced splat with central circular panel, and a tri-lobed lower back rail; open arms with upholstered arms with curved supports; upholstered spring seat with serpentine front rail; turned front legs raked rear legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Benjamin Robert Winthrop
Object Number:
1864.6ab
Gallery Label:
This pair of chairs was made of relic wood from Washington's New York City residence and were presented to the N-YHS in 1864 for the use of the Vice-Presidents of the Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
26311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of a Pair of Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Maple, rush, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/8 x 16 7/8 x 17 in. ( 86.7 x 42.9 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Maple Hitchcock-type side chair painted black with traces of original painted decoration on stiles and back splat; back with squared stiles, turned crest rail with enlarged, cylindrical center, and a single wide, rectangular slat; rush seat; slightly splayed turned front legs with ball feet and rounded rear legs joined by one turned stretcher in front, two plain, round stretchers at either side, and one plain, round stretcher in back.
Object Number:
X.481a
Gallery Label:
This type of chair was first mass-produced by Lambert Hitchcock (1795-1852), a chairmaker active near Barkhamsted (later Hitchcockville), Connecticut, in the mid-1820s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
26310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (2)
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Poplar, caning, paint
Dimensions:
each approx.: 34 x 17 x 17 in. ( 86.4 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of poplar side chairs painted black; scroll-shaped crest rail and vase-shaped splat with traces of stenciled design; trapezoidal caned seat with convex front edge; ring-turned front legs with ball feet joined by rectangular stetcher; two plain, round stretchers at either side and one plain, round stretcher in back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Grace B. Morgan
Object Number:
1953.74a-b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these chairs were used by the family of the donor at Wilton, Connecticut.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26309
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (2)
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Maple, rush, paint
Dimensions:
each approx.: 34 x 17 x 17 in. ( 86.4 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of maple Hitchcock type side chairs painted black; back with squared stiles, turned crest rail with enlarged, cylindrical center, and a single wide, rectangular slat; rush seat; slightly splayed turned front legs and rounded rear legs joined by one turned stretcher in front, two plain, round stretchers at either side, and one plain, round stretcher in back.
Object Number:
X.481a-b
Gallery Label:
This type of chair was first mass-produced by Lambert Hitchcock (1795-1852), a chairmaker active near Barkhamsted (later Hitchcockville), Connecticut, in the mid-1820s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
26308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Settee
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Cherry; sycamore, pine; textile; brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 3/4 x 72 x 25 in. ( 98.4 x 182.9 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Cherry Chippendale settee; triple-back with serpentine crest rail, scrolled ears, and three pierced scroll splats; rectangular stiles tapering slightly toward top; curved, angled, and slightly outswept arms with scrolled handrest; straight, square legs and rectangular stretchers; inscribed brass plaque at center of crest rail.
Credit Line:
Gift of Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number:
1870.7
Marks:
stamped: on brass plaque: "SETTEE MADE OF WOOD FROM / GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM'S ORCHARD"
Gallery Label:
A brass plaque attached to this settee indicates that it was made of wood from General Israel Putnam's orchard. As major-general in the Continental Army, Putnam played an important part in the battle of Bunker Hill. In December 1779 a stroke of paralysis ended his military career. Thereafter, he kept a tavern in Brooklyn, Connecticut, near which his orchard was probably located. The donor received this settee from his sister-in-law, a granddaughter of General Putnam.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
26307
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Settee and side chairs (9 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1828-1945
Medium:
Poplar, cherry, paint
Description:
Windsor settee and eight matching side chairs, all but "c" with at least some trace of original greenish-yellow paint; open back with tablet and a single slat supported by turned spindles; plank seat with rounded edge; ring-turned legs, turned front stretchers, and plain, rounded side and back stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1934.43a-d, f-j
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this set was used in the country home of the Reverend Samuel Jones (1737-1811), great-great-grandfather of the donor. However, all the pieces were clearly manufactured after 1811. The donor's father, Robert Jones Henderson (1835-1884), inherited the furniture and brought it to New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
26304
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Mahogany, leather
Dimensions:
each: 38 x 17 1/2 x 21 in. ( 96.5 x 44.4 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of mahogany Federal side chairs with serpentine crest rail and pierced vase-shaped splat with 5 ribs; trapezoidal seat with leather upholstery over the seat rails with ornamental brass tacks in straight row on (a) and swag formation on (b); slightly tapered front legs braced by rectangular side, rear, and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.545ab
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these side chairs belonged to Captain James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812. The leather upholstery may be original.
Bibliography:
"Don't Give Up the Ship": A Catalogue of the Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence (Salem: Peabody Museum, 1942), pp. 66-67 and illus.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26300
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of a Pair of side chairs
Classification:
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Mahogany, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 17 1/2 x 21 in. ( 96.5 x 44.4 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal side chair with serpentine crest rail and pierced vase-shaped splat with 5 ribs; trapezoidal seat with leather upholstery over the seat rails with ornamental brass tacks in swag formation; slightly tapered front legs braced by rectangular side, rear, and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.545b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair and its mate belonged to Captain James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812. The leather upholstery may be original.
Bibliography:
"Don't Give Up the Ship": A Catalogue of the Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence (Salem: Peabody Museum, 1942), pp. 66-67 and illus.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26299
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 from set of 9 Side chairs
Classification:
Date:
1828-1835
Medium:
Poplar, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 5/8 x 16 x 17 1/2 in. ( 82.9 x 40.6 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Poplar Windsor side chair with traces of paint; open back with tablet and a single slat supported by four turned spindles; plank seat with rounded edge; ring-turned legs braced by ring-turned front stretcher and plain, round side and back stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1934.43j
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair was part of a set used in the country home of the Reverend Samuel Jones (1737-1811), great-great-grandfather of the donor. However, the set was clearly manufactured after 1811. The donor's father, Robert Jones Henderson (1835-1884), inherited the furniture and brought it to New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
26270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's side chair
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Maple, rush
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 16 x 13 in. ( 63.5 x 40.6 x 33 cm )
Description:
Child's maple 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 rush 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:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number:
1965.22
Gallery Label:
This chair was used in the school room of a Shaker settlement in Enfield, Connecticut. It was purchased by the donor from the community in 1913.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
26264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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