Breakfast table
Classification:
Date:
1825-1835
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 41 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 105.4 x 61.6 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Empire breakfast table with two D-shaped drop leaves with serpentine front edge and plain apron with turned drops; raised on four turned and carved columns above a horizontal base with incurving sides supported by four hairy paw legs, which descend from scrolls, have acanthus carving on knees, and terminate in paw feet with casters.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catharine Augusta de Peyster
Object Number:
1911.90
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
17475
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of a Pair of Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Beechwood
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 19 x 16 1/2 in. ( 91.4 x 48.3 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
Louis XV style side chair with caned back and seat; carved serpentine crest rail and carved and molded seat rail raised on cabriole legs with shell-carved knees.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Albert E. Gallatin
Object Number:
1952.400a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17472
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1 of a Pair of Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Maple, rush, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 17 1/8 x 16 5/8 in. ( 86.4 x 43.5 x 42.2 cm )
Description:
Maple Hitchcock type side chair 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.481b
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:
17471
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Armchair of a Parlour Suite
Classification:
Date:
1850-1855
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 45 3/4 x 26 x 32 1/2 in. ( 116.2 x 66 x 82.6 cm )
Description:
Rosewood Rococo Revival armchair with original yellow silk damask upholstery; laminated back with pierced and elaborately carved crest rail with flower and scroll decoration; shield-shaped upholstered back, and padded upholstered arms on molded and scrolling supports; carved, serpentine seat rail; molded cabriole front legs and rounded rear legs with serpentine profile, all with casters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Morron
Object Number:
1951.281c
Gallery Label:
The Morrons are descendents of Joseph W. Meeks.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
17442
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Dressing box with swinging mirror
Classification:
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Mahogany; poplar, chestnut; glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 5/8 x 16 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. ( 60 x 42.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Mahogany dressing box with swinging mirror; rectangular mirror with stepped arch at top swivel-mounted between bracketed uprights atop low block front chest with three side-by-side drawers, molded base, and ogee bracket feet.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.74
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on back of left drawer: "MAY / 1821 / e SUSIE / Feb 7"
handwritten in pencil: on back of right drawer: "e. / FLORE / [illegible] 1783 13 pret"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
17439
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Commode or Washstand
Classification:
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Poplar, paint, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. ( 75.6 x 47 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Poplar washstand painted olive-green with cream striping; rectangular form with two inner compartments, the upper one about half the height of the lower one; each compartment fronted by a door with painted rectangles with concave chamfers and brass snap lock, the upper door painted with tambourine and other musical instruments; sides with painted rectangles with concave chamfers and brass handles (not original); raised on four slightly vase-shaped turned legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elsie Dwight Alling, in memory of Samuel Bayard Dod, father of Isabel G. Dod
Object Number:
1944.220
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this washstand belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Miss Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
17436
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1856-1864
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 26 x 22 in. ( 116.8 x 66 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Oak Renaissance Revival armchair 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 "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:
1864.6b
Marks:
carved: in cartouche; "2 VP"
engraved: on brass plaque on back; "The Gift of/ Benjamin Robert Winthrop/ 1864."
Gallery Label:
This chair, one of a pair made of relic wood from Washington's New York City residence, was 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:
17432
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Mahogany; pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 21 1/2 x 22 in. ( 96.5 x 54.6 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale side chair; double serpentine crest rail with a central carved shell and slightly scrolled ears; interlaced pierced scroll splat, tapering stiles, trapezoidal slip seat; cabriole legs with carved shells on knees and ball and claw feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Grace B. Morgan
Object Number:
1946.305b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair belonged to the donor's mother's family, the Bassetts of New Haven, CT. The chair and its mate were probably purchased by Miss Morgan's grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Bassett. The quality of the carving of 1946.305b is slightly different from that of (a). This may indicate that it was made at a later date to complete a set. Side chair (b) also shows less wear.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
17429
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Blanket chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1678
Medium:
Wood, White pine (by microanalysis)
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 15 in. ( 39.4 x 82.6 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Pine chest with carved decoration; rectangular top with two inset molded panels; front panel carved with three arches on wide fluted columns and numbers "1 6 7 8" carved between; sides have inset molded panels; pinwheel motif stamped around perimeter; molded base on turned bun feet (later); wrought iron hardware.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1300
Inscriptions:
Chalk inscription inside lid: "Fassb[illeg] / 2 / 70-" (probably 20th century)
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
Purchased from Strub & Morgan, Dec. 1924; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1678
eMuseum Object ID:
17428
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Mirror
Classification:
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Maple, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 7/8 in. ( 57.8 x 52.7 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mirror in maple frame, with pegs for attaching to dressing table.
Object Number:
INV.14988
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
17427
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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