1 from set of 6 Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1815-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 47 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal klismos style side chair; scroll back with slightly contoured crotch-figured crest rail; cornucopia and pineapple carved horizontal splat pierced with irregular circle at center; trapezoidal slip seat with blue textile upholstery; molded saber front legs and swept back rear legs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.205f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17518
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1798-1802
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 x 21 x 18 in. ( 99.1 x 53.3 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Bow-back Windsor side chair; bowed back pinched inward at the waist; nine tapered spindles brace back; incised line isolates spindle area; raked, bamboo-turned legs; curved front stretcher with oval medallions connected to straight back stretchers; traces of red and brown paint.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.131
Gallery Label:
This chair relates to several bow-back Windsor chairs with the same unusual stretcher configuration branded by William Seaver and and James Frost of Boston, MA, partners between 1800 and 1803 (see publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1802
eMuseum Object ID:
17491
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chest of drawers with secretary drawer
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, poplar, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 52 3/4 x 45 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. ( 134 x 115.6 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Mahogany and veneered chest of drawers with secretary drawer; rectangular case with a backsplash, French feet, a serpentine skirt, and three graduated doors beneath a secretary drawer; drawers and round wooden knobs decorated with light-colored stringing; interior of desk drawer has tripartite arrangement with center bank consisting of four pigeonholes over a stack of two drawers (bottom drawer missing) flanked by banks consisting of a long drawer over a stack of four smaller drawers flanked by pigeonholes; backsplash may be later addition, mahogany veneer of top of case probably replaced, patches of mahogany veneer, molding, and front legs have been replaced.
Credit Line:
Gift of Blanche Austin Rockhill
Object Number:
1956.169
Gallery Label:
New Yorker Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) is believed to have written the Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" at this desk. He composed the poem at his Manhattan home on West 24th Street on December 22, 1822. Although scholars continue to debate whether he actually wrote the poem, the neoclassical desk was bequeathed to the Society in 1956 along with extensive documentation that connects it to Moore.
Provenance:
Per donor: Moore; bequeathed to Harriet Butler; bequeathed to H. Judd Ward (cousin); to Annie Lansing Austin; to Blanche Austin Rockhill; to NYHS
Bibliography:
Bach, Debra Schmidt. "Witness to history: Furniture and historic relics." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 162-167.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1715-1750
Medium:
Wood, possibly maple or sycamore, with marquetry probably of maple, holly, fruitwoods; mother of pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/2 x 21 x 20 in. ( 108 x 53.3 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Baroque side chair; back with triple-arched crest rail, curved stiles that conform to the contours of the double cyma-curve splat; trapezoidal seat with rounded front and upholstered slip seat; cabriole legs with blunt slipper feet and chamfered rear legs; chair back and side and front seat rails decorated with veneer of marquetry composed of floral motifs; mother of pearl bird and flower petals incorporated into marquetry; metal brackets strengthening rails and legs; engraved brass plaque at base of splat and shoe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emerson Brooks
Object Number:
1929.45
Marks:
engraved: brass plaque on base of splat; "Gift of Emerson Brooks/ 1928"
engraved: brass plaque on shoe; "OWNED BY/ JOHN HANCOCK/ SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE/ PURCHASED AT THE HANCOCK DISPERSAL SALE IN 1795/ BY MRS. ASA (QUINCY) CLAPP, NIECE
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this chair was owned by John Hancock and was purchased by his ancestor at the Hancock dispersal sale in 1795.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
17488
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of set of 6 Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1815-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 47 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal klismos style side chair; scroll back with slightly contoured crotch-figured crest rail; cornucopia and pineapple carved horizontal splat pierced with irregular circle at center; trapezoidal slip seat with rose brocade upholstery; molded saber front legs and swept back rear legs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.205e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17487
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chest of drawers
Classification:
Date:
1700-1710
Medium:
Maple; pine; poplar
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 37 1/4 x 20 3/8 in. ( 91.4 x 94.6 x 51.8 cm )
Description:
Maple William and Mary chest of drawers; slightly overhanging top and projecting base with applied half-round and cove molding; five drawers with two in line over three graduated drawers below; drawers have two brass tear-drop pulls (not original) and lower drawers have quatrefoil escutcheons around keyholes at center; large ball feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.200
Gallery Label:
This chest of drawers may have started out as the upper section to a high chest of drawers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1710
eMuseum Object ID:
17486
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chest
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 3/4 x 47 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 52.7 x 121.3 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Painted chest with rectangular hinged lid with thumbnail molding; front has two painted panels surrounded by applied molding; each panel depicts seated man and woman conversing; panels surrounded by painted scrolling leafage; sides each have panel painted with red flowers and with molded border; applied base molding; four rectangular feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Edgar W. Garbisch
Object Number:
1951.470
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chest was acquired near Kingston, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
17482
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cradle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1760
Medium:
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 46 in. ( 77.5 x 62.2 x 116.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany cradle with hood with faceted top, cut-out handles on either side, arched foot board, and molding around edge of base; raised on shaped rockers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.483
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cradle was used by members of the Verplank family, beginning with Judge Daniel Crommelin Verplanck (b. 1762), from the mid-eighteenth century until the mid-twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
17480
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of a Pair of Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Poplar, caning, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 17 x 17 in. ( 86.4 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Poplar side chair 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
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair was used by the family of the donor at Wilton, Connecticut.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
17477
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Looking glass
Classification:
Date:
1740-1780
Medium:
Walnut veneer, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 1/2 x 27 x 2 1/2 in. ( 130.8 x 68.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Rectangular Chippendale looking glass in walnut veneer frame; broken pediment centering a carved shell with leaf pendant; mirror plate surrounded by molded border with gilding; serpentine-shaped base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard
Object Number:
1952.438
Gallery Label:
This looking glass was once part of the collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
17476
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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