Chest of drawers
Classification:
Date:
1790-1810
Medium:
Mahogany, poplar, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 41 3/8 x 24 in. ( 97.8 x 105.1 x 61 cm )
Description:
Federal inlaid bowfront chest of drawers; slightly overhanging top; four graduated drawers with inlaid stringing; shaped skirt; splayed French feet on casters; stamped brass rectangular backplates with oval centers and bail handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elise Dwight Alling in memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Object Number:
1944.219
Marks:
impressed: in back of brass bail handle: "HJ"
written: in black on bottom of piece "D------[illeg]"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chest of drawers belonged to Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandfather of Isabel G. Dod. The inscription "HJ" on the back side of the drawer handles refers to the partnership of brassworker William Jenkins and die caster-engraver Thomas Hands of Birmingham, England. Their partnership is listed in city directories from 1791-1803.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
18429
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1730-1760
Medium:
Maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 22 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( 104.1 x 57.8 x 46.4 cm )
Description:
Black-painted maple Queen Anne side chair; crook back with yoke-shaped crest rail and vase-shaped splat; trapezoidal splint seat with corner blocks; turned front legs with Spanish feet, turned front stretcher with ball between two reels, molded side stretchers and plain rear stretcher.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.196
Gallery Label:
The donor purchased this chair from J. Salzburg of Ipswich, MA. The chair appears to retain an early coat of black paint.
Provenance:
Purchased by donor in August 1921 from J. Salzberg, Ipswich, Mass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
18428
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Table made from wood of the "Shannon"
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/4 x 29 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. ( 71.8 x 75.9 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Oak Regency style table; rectangular top on turned and shaped colonettes terminating in scroll feet joined by a ball-turned stretcher; brass plaque with inscription set in center of top.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1943.434
Marks:
stamped: on brass plaque: "Made from the timber of / 'H.M.S. Shannon' / of glorious memory / Capture of / U.S. Frigate / 'Chesapeake' / 1, June 1813"
Gallery Label:
This table was made from timbers from the H.M.S. "Shannon," which defeated the U.S.S. "Chesapeake" in 1813. Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) was made commander of the U.S. frigate "Chesapeake" in early 1813. He set out on June 1, 1813, to engage H.M.S. "Shannon," then blockading Boston. After a brief confrontation, the "Shannon" emerged victorious and Lawrence was mortally wounded. The table was made after the ship was broken up in 1860.
Provenance:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence
Bibliography:
"Don't Give Up the Ship": A Catalogue of the Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence (Salem: Peabody Museum, 1942), p. 67 and illus.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
18427
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Candlestand
Classification:
Date:
1790-1830
Medium:
Applewood, maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 22 3/4 x 20 in. ( 66 x 57.8 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Applewood Chippendale style candlestand with oval top on tripod pedestal base consisting of vase-and-ring-turned column supported on serpentine legs and snake feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sulzer
Object Number:
1942.98
Gallery Label:
This candlestand was made by Peter Jellemie, the grandfather of Governor William Sulzer (1863-1941) of New York and husband of the donor. Sulzer's mother was Lydia Jellemie of Passaic, NJ.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
18426
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Shelf clock
Classification:
Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Wood, brass, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/4 x 12 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 84.5 x 30.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Shelf clock in tall wooden case; square lower section with bracket feet and bands of satinwood inlay, and rectangular upper section with door with arch-shaped glass window revealing painted wooden dial; floral sprays below dial on either side of oval medallion with inscription.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.82
Marks:
painted in black: inside oval medallion: "R. Cheney / WOODSTOCK"
Gallery Label:
Russell Cheney, son of Benjamin Cheney of East Hartford, Connecticut, moved to Woodstock after 1800.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
18388
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Sofa, 1 of a pair
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1801-1805
Medium:
Mahogany, beech, ash, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 x 73 1/2 x 26 in. ( 99.1 x 186.7 x 66 cm )
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A., New York
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
INV.14802
Gallery Label:
This Federal-style mahogany sofa upholstered in French Aubusson tapestry was one of a pair probably made for Margaret (1783-1813) and Robert L. Livingston (1775-1843), the daughter and son-in-law of Robert R. Livingston. The couple purchased the tapestry while they resided in France with the Chancellor. The sofas may have been used at Arryl House, a manor Livingston built on the grounds of Clermont in 1793. While visiting the house in 1794, the architect William Strickland commented on the beauty and fineness of its interior: "The principal rooms which are of good dimensions are hung with French papers . . . the whole house is handsomely & commodiously finished and furnished."
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
18327
Sort order:
14
Exclude from TMS update:
Exclude from TMS update
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Drop-leaf table
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions:
Overall (approx.): 29 x 72 1/8 x 25 in. (73.7 x 183.2 x 63.5 cm)
Description:
Mahogany dropleaf table with eight turned and carved legs (presently in pieces).
Object Number:
INV.14974
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18325
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1765-1790
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 22 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 96.5 x 56.5 x 47 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale side chair with scalloped crest rail with carved scrolls on ends; splat composed of radiating arches with a central pierced, pointed trefoil and 2 arches below; molded stiles; slightly trapezoidal slip seat; plain skirt, square legs, and plain rectangular side, rear, and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.193b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair and its mate came from the James Davidson Collection of New London and were purchased by Mrs. Blair from Israel Sack in 1934.
The design on the back of these chairs is based on Chippendales "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Directory" of 1762, plate 12.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
18302
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Armchair, 1 of a pair
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 x 24 x 19 in. ( 99.1 x 61 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Rosewood Rococo Revival armchair with light olive green velvet upholstery (not original); oval upholstered back with triangular flower and scroll composition carved in high relief at center of molded crest rail; molded open arms; molded seat rail with floral carving at center of front rail; front cabriole legs with floral carving on knees and casters; rounded rear legs with serpentine profile.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Donald C. Platten
Object Number:
1983.19b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
18250
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side Chair, 1 of a pair
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 x 21 x 22 in. ( 99.1 x 53.3 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Rosewood Rococo Revival side chair with light olive green velvet upholstery (not original); oval upholstered back with triangular flower and scroll composition carved in high relief at center of molded crest rail; molded seat rail with floral carving at center of front rail; front cabriole legs with floral carving on knees and casters; rounded rear legs with serpentine profile.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Donald C. Platten
Object Number:
1983.19d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
18249
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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