Kas
Classification:
Date:
17th century
Medium:
Oak, king ebony, bone, pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 92 1/2 × 70 1/4 × 30 in. (235 × 178.4 × 76.2 cm)
Description:
Large over hanging cornice, 4 panels, two over two, each with a figure (made of?) in the center, surrounded by several carved moldings and flanked by columns with ionic capitals, the base with two paneled drawers and r
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Thomas H. Barber and Mrs. Roger F. Hooper
Object Number:
1957.20
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, the kas was procured from a defunct museum in Holland.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17625
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342c
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
17621
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
High chest
Classification:
Date:
1690-1720
Medium:
Walnut, oak, pine, maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 58 x 40 1/2 x 24 in. ( 147.3 x 102.9 x 61 cm )
Description:
Walnut-veneered William & Mary high chest of drawers; a: upper case molded cornice with two shorter drawers over three graduated drawers; b: lower case has long drawer over skirt cut with three rounded arches, with six turned trumpet-shaped legs with flat scrolled stretchers and ball feet; piece has been reworked and rebuilt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.198ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1720
eMuseum Object ID:
17585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of set of 6 Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Cherry, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 47 cm )
Description:
Cherry Chippendale side chair; back with double serpentine crest rail with scrolled ears and pierced splat with interlace design; trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with red silk damask which is tacked with metal tacks to seat rail; straight, reeded front legs, curved back legs, and rectangular side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number:
1870.6e
Gallery Label:
The donor's husband received the set of six chairs from his sister-in-law, a granddaughter of Israel Putnam (1718-1790). As major-general in the Continental Army, Putnam played an important part in the battle of Bunker Hill. The set of chairs was used in the Board Room of the Historical Society's Second Avenue Building during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
17582
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: 30 3/4 x 18 x 3 1/2 in. ( 78.1 x 45.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pillar looking glass with gilded double frame; indented cornice with 13 gilded balls suspended from underside; upper verre églomisé panel with naval battle depicted in rectangular gold frame with sawtooth edge; 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:
1976.52
Marks:
painted: at bottom of églomisé panel: "Enterprise & Boxer."
Gallery Label:
The battle between the U.S. frigate "Enterprise" and the British frigate "Boxer" took place off the coast of Maine in September 1813.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17580
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1805-1810
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 3/4 x 19 x 20 in. ( 83.2 x 48.3 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal style side chair; scroll back with curved crest rail with five thunderbolts (reeds) tied in a bowknot; reeded stile and lower back rail with reeded double-cross (lattice) back; horseshoe-shaped seat upholstered over the rail with rose brocade (not original); swept back rear legs and tapered front legs with reeding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1951.639h
Gallery Label:
This chair is part of a set used by the Livingston family of New York. Its double-cross back is similar to those found on a set (now at Winterthur) billed to William Bayard of New York by Phyfe on January 21, 1807. It was reupholstered in 1957.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
17578
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1805-1810
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 3/4 x 19 x 19 1/2 in. ( 83.2 x 48.3 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal style side chair; scroll back with curved crest rail with five thunderbolts (reeds) tied in a bowknot; reeded stile and lower back rail with reeded double-cross (lattice) back; horseshoe-shaped seat upholstered over the rail with rose brocade (not original); swept back rear legs and tapered front legs with reeding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1951.639g
Gallery Label:
This chair is part of a set used by the Livingston family of New York. Its double-cross back is similar to those found on a set (now at Winterthur) billed to William Bayard of New York by Phyfe on January 21, 1807. It was reupholstered in 1957.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
17577
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Slipper chair
Classification:
Date:
1865-1885
Medium:
Rosewood, oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 21 x 22 in. ( 104.1 x 53.3 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Upholstered rosewood slipper chair; high rectangular crook back with carved crest; seat rail and crest with foliate carving surrounding central bull's eye; cabriole legs with carved knees; squared rear legs; casters. Period floral upholstery.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Bertram
Object Number:
1936.613
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this chair belonged to Christiana Stagg (1797-1893), who married John Mount on December 31, 1819.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
17574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 19 x 15 1/2 in. ( 87.6 x 48.3 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Painted neoclassical side chair; brown and olive green with gold trim; square back tablet-shaped crest rail with central painted panel of musical trophies, turned stiles, and three shaped splats; trapezoidal caned seat with serpentine front rail; turned legs with front, back, and side stretchers with square panel with concave corners between seat rail and front stretcher decorated with fruit.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling, in Memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Object Number:
1944.221b
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Isabel G. Dod. Samuel Bayard Dod was the father of Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
17573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Windsor side chair
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Maple, ash
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 16 x 19 1/2 in. ( 83.8 x 40.6 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Maple and ash Windsor side chair; central splat with pierced wheel motif and six spindles; turned legs reinforced by side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Frank B. Lucas
Object Number:
1954.210a
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this chair and its mate came from a church in Wilton, Connecticut.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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