Side chairs (3)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Mahogany, textile
Dimensions:
each: 32 1/4 x 19 x 17 1/2 in. ( 81.9 x 48.3 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Three mahogany Federal side chairs; square back with pierced rectangular splat with four ribs radiating from central column with drapery festoons on either side; rounded trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with black horsehair; square front legs with stringing and slight curve near bottom; slightly swept back rear legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elsie Dwight Alling in memoryof Samuel Bayard Dod, father of Isabel G. Dod
Object Number:
1944.224a-c
Gallery Label:
These chairs once belonged to Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandfather of Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (pair)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Mahogany; poplar
Dimensions:
overall: 34 x 18 x 21 in.
Description:
Mahogany Federal klismos-style chairs; scroll back with veneered crest rail fitted over stiles; horizontal splat composed of carved scrolls with concentric circles in relief and carved fans beneath; saber-shaped front legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling in memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Object Number:
1944.225ab
Gallery Label:
These chairs belonged to the donor's ancestor Samuel McCulloh, who was born in Ireland and trained as a physician. McCulloh came to the U.S. before 1810 and served in the Navy during the War of 1812. He owned an estate, Rockland, outside of Baltimore, and clipper ships that carried cargo back and forth between the U.S. and parts of Asia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Mahogany, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 19 x 17 1/2 in. ( 87 x 48.3 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal side chair; square back with pierced rectangular splat with four ribs radiating from central column with drapery festoons on either side; rounded trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with black horsehair; square front legs with stringing and slight curve near bottom; slightly swept back rear legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elsie Dwight Alling in memory of Samuel Bayard Dod, father of Isabel G. Dod
Object Number:
1944.224a
Gallery Label:
This chair once belonged to Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandfather of Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
26020
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchairs (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 20 x 21 in. ( 83.8 x 50.8 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of mahogany neoclassical armchairs; scroll back with a scrolled tablet crest rail with an inset maple panel above a pierced and carved floral and foliate splat, scrolled and molded arms with "C"-shaped supports; caned trapezoidal seat; molded sabre legs.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Hoffman Fund
Object Number:
1990.2ab
Gallery Label:
These chairs were originally owned by Luman Reed (1787-1836), a wealthy merchant and art patron who moved to New York City in 1815. His seminal collection of American and European painting was acquired by the Society in 1858.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26019
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 21 x 19 in. ( 83.8 x 53.3 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany neoclassical armchair; scroll back with a scrolled tablet crest rail with an inset maple panel above a pierced and carved floral and foliate splat, scrolled and molded arms with "C"-shaped supports; caned trapezoidal seat; molded sabre legs.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Hoffman Fund
Object Number:
1990.2b
Gallery Label:
This chair and its mate were originally owned by Luman Reed (1787-1836), a wealthy merchant and art patron who moved to New York City in 1815. His seminal collection of American and European painting was acquired by the Society in 1858.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1825-1835
Medium:
Mahogany, poplar, textile, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 21 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. ( 81.3 x 54.6 x 51.4 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Empire armchair; scroll back with tablet with thin, inlaid brass border, a single rounded slat with rope-twisted center, and scroll arms on ring-turned arm supports; trapezoidal seat with textile upholstery; ball-and-ring-turned front legs and square, outswept rear legs with feet ending in casters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1947.6
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair originally belonged to descendants of Alexander Hamilton and later to the Holly family of Connecticut, ancestors of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
26017
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 20 x 21 in. ( 83.8 x 50.8 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany neoclassical armchair; scroll back with a scrolled tablet crest rail with an inset maple panel above a pierced and carved floral and foliate splat, scrolled and molded arms with "C"-shaped supports; caned trapezoidal seat; molded sabre legs.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Hoffman Fund
Object Number:
1990.2a
Gallery Label:
This chair and its mate were originally owned by Luman Reed (1787-1836), a wealthy merchant and art patron who moved to New York City in 1815. His seminal collection of American and European painting was acquired by the Society in 1858.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26016
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wooden display case with glass door
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Wood, glass, leather, textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. ( 55.9 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden display case with hinged glass door; covered with leather; interior lined with padded ivory textile. Leather handle and initials on top.
Object Number:
INV.8670
Marks:
embossed: on top: "O.R."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
23563
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
French press
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1812-1819
Medium:
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 101 3/4 x 63 x 25 3/4 in. ( 258.4 x 160 x 65.4 cm )
Description:
French press or wardrobe, the top crowned by a broken pediment centering a classical painted plaster bust (of a Roman Magistrate?) on a fluted plinth. Replaced die-stamped brasss border on top molding of plinth. The underside of the cornice is reeded. The case with 2 cupboard doors, each having two panels with brass cove molding; corininthian columns at side; cast brass paw feet in front with carved knees.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Hyde Wheeler
Object Number:
1943.368
Marks:
inscribed: under plaster bust, in script: "H. Lannuier/ New York"
Gallery Label:
Cabinetmaker Charles-Honoré Lannuier trained in Paris before relocating to New York in 1803. From 1804 until his death in 1819, he operated a shop at 60 Broad Street, among the city's thriving manufacturing and financial districts. This French press or wardrobe belonged to Garret Byvanck Abeel (1768-1820), a New York iron and hardware merchant, and his wife, Catherine Manchalk (d. 1832), who were married in 1794.
Provenance:
Garret Byvanck Abeel (1768-1820) and his wife, Catherine Manchalk (d. 1832), who were married in 1794; to their son John Howard Abeel (1815-1896), who married Catherine Emeline Strobell; she was the grandfather of Mrs. William Hyde Wheeler, the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
23065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Writing desk
Classification:
Date:
1865-1880
Medium:
Mahogany; oak, mahogany, fruitwood; textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 1/2 x 42 x 21 5/8 in. ( 105.4 x 106.7 x 54.9 cm )
Description:
Mahogany writing desk with incised and gilded decoration; case with green linen-lined writing surface (probably not original) and two side-by-side drawers with brass ring pulls; raised on tapering squared legs joined by side, rear, and medial stretchers, with rear and medial stretchers joined by shaped horizontal panel; with separate unit containing two center drawers flanked by quarter-round side drawers below lift-top with curving profile designed to rest on rear desktop.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marie A. Vaché
Object Number:
1936.504ab
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donor acquired this writing desk from Judge Herman Bolte.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
22906
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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