Music stand
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 3/8 x 20 3/8 in. ( 97.2 x 51.8 x 51.8 cm )
Description:
Oak Eastlake music stand; top consisting of shallow rectangular box with hinged lid that may be lifted and set at various angles, with shaped apron with incised decoration; hinged triangular music support folds flat against front edge of lid; pedestal base consisting of a turned and carved column with swivel joint secured by four wooden pegs (three of which are missing) supported on four legs with scrolled tops and incised decoration; paper with handwritten inscription affixed to inside of box.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ina Love Thursby
Object Number:
1944.116
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper affixed to inside of box: "Presented to Miss Emma Thursby / Made from wood taken from / the roof of the old North / Dutch Church erected in 1767 / corner Fulton William & Ann Sts. / in the city of New York / 1875 -"
Gallery Label:
This music stand, presented to the acclaimed singer Emma Thursby in 1875, is said to be made of wood from the roof of the old North Dutch Church, erected in 1767 at the corner of Fulton, William and Ann Streets, New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
17426
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/4 x 18 x 19 1/2 in. ( 81.9 x 45.7 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal klismos style side chair; scroll back with slightly contoured crotch-figured crest rail, reeded stiles curving into side seat rails, and pierced horizontal splat centering a carved roundel; trapezoidal slip seat with rose brocade upholstery; molded saber front legs and swept back rear legs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Townsend Lawrence, 1952
Object Number:
INV.14807
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper attached to underside of seat: "Bequest of / Townsend Lawrence / Feb. 9, 1952 / Not Acc."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17425
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Ash
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 83.8 x 47 x 47 cm )
Description:
Ash comb-back Windsor armchair; five spindles supporting back, and two supporting each arm; raked, octagonal legs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1281
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:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17423
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
High chair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Wood, (Slat) Pine (by microanalysis), (Turning) possibly Maple (microanlysis identified as a hardwood)
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 16 in. ( 95.3 x 36.8 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Maple and pine slat-back high chair; three slightly arched slats set between raked, turned stiles topped with bulb-shaped finials with small knobs; rake is repeated on the turned front legs whose vase-shaped tops support turned arms; legs terminate in squat, vase-shaped feet in front; woven splint seat; flat, projecting foot-rail.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1297
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:
Anderson Galleries, Fuessenich Sale, October 1925 (cat. 82); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
17421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table
Classification:
Date:
1775-1850
Medium:
Maple, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 30 1/2 x 18 in. ( 66 x 77.5 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular table with maple base and pine top; with four raked, vase-turned legs joined by plain stretchers at the top and bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.202
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this table was purchased by the donor from L. M. Botelle of Hope Valley, Rhode Island.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
17420
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stool
Classification:
Date:
1840-50
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 23 3/8 x 16 in. ( 47 x 59.4 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
cross leg stool with central turned structure; drop-in stool cover 4 1/2" in height which rests behind a recessed applied molding. NG to upgrade description.
Object Number:
INV.14961
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
17419
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One from Pair of Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1846-1847
Medium:
Rosewood
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 x 18 x 23 in. ( 94 x 45.7 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Rococo revial side chair with scroll-carved scrolled crest and oval piercing below crest; front seat rail and knees carved with reversing C-scroll, foliage, and shell motifs; short cabriole legs with scroll feet; rectangular rear legs. Upholstered with modern gray fabric with black stripes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Abeel Canda
Object Number:
1947.272c
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this suite of furniture was made for his grandfather John Howard Abeel, who lived on the corner of 8th Street and 2nd Avenue.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
17418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair, from set of 4
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Mahogany, pine, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 23 x 20 1/2 in. ( 97.8 x 58.4 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale side chair; back with gently arched crest rail with ears and beads on upper edge and pierced splat with Gothic design; trapezoidal slip seat with printed textile upholstery supported by four rounded corner blocks; cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet in front and rounded legs in rear.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number:
1957.2a
Marks:
stamped: on inside of front seat rail: "III"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
17391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Partner's desk
Classification:
Date:
1885-1915
Medium:
Mahogany, birch
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 x 59 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. ( 76.8 x 151.1 x 90.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany partner's desk with similar arrangement of drawers on two sides; upper case with ogee face and one center drawer flanked by a smaller drawer on either side; one additional lower drawer on either side in flat-faced case raised on four cylindrical legs above a shaped horizontal base supported on four bun feet.
Object Number:
INV.14809
Marks:
printed label: affixed to bottom of center drawer: "FROM / R. J. HORNER & CO., / FURNITURE MAKERS / AND IMPORTERS / 61, 63 & 65 West 23d St., New York City."
Gallery Label:
According to New York City directories, Robert J. Horner was in business as a furniture dealer in the city from the mid-1880s to the early 1920s. His business was located on West 23rd Street from around 1887 to 1915.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
17387
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Open Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1755-1765
Medium:
Walnut, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 25 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. ( 83.8 x 65.4 x 51.4 cm )
Description:
Walnut Louis XV open armchair with pink damask upholstery (not original); medallion-shaped back with curved molded crest rail; padded serpentine arms on cabriole arm supports; carved and molded seat rail; cabriole legs with carved knees.
Credit Line:
Bequest of A. E. Gallatin
Object Number:
1952.392
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1765
eMuseum Object ID:
17383
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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