One of a pair of sofas
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 x 83 x 36 in. ( 111.8 x 210.8 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Laminated rosewood "Henry Clay pattern" Rococo Revival sofa with beige corded velvet upholstery (not original); upholstered back with three carved crests with fruit and floral motifs above a border of double-scroll molding; serpentine front seat rail with floral carving at center; cabriole front legs with floral carving on knees and casters.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.9a
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this piece is from a parlor suite made for her grandfather, Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865), a New York City resident. It then passed to Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911) and was inherited by the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
17382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cloth cupboard with key
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Mahogany, satinwood; mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 x 50 1/4 x 17 in. ( 180.3 x 127.6 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mahogany cupboard with satinwood marquetry; molded cornice above narrow frieze with floral chain motif, which is repeated on wood surrounding two full-length glazed doors on front, and on corner moldings; slightly recessed side panels divided with inlaid outlining into upper and lower sections, with urn or fountain and bird surrounded by scrolling leaves and flowers in marquetry on each half; molded base above short, squared legs decorated with marquetry; four interior shelves.
Object Number:
INV.1081
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
17378
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestand
Classification:
Date:
1805-1815
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/2 x 23 x 20 in. ( 72.4 x 58.4 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal candlestand with clover-leaf tilt top, reeded and turned vase-shaped pedestal, and tripod base with reeding on the upper portion of each leg.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Grace B. Morgan
Object Number:
1948.30
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this candlestand belonged to the Bassett family of New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Bassett (1825-1875) is identified as an early owner.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
17377
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's Recamier
Classification:
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Pine, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 32 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. ( 43.2 x 82.6 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Pine child's recamier with rope-carved serpentine crest rail, printed cotton upholstery, carved base, and scroll legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Jex
Object Number:
1936.457
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this couch belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mary Lorrain Peters, who was born in 1822.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17376
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dressing table mirror
Classification:
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Birch, plywood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 3/4 x 38 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 80.6 x 98.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Oval mirror in birch frame (meant to be attached to dressing table).
Object Number:
INV.14987
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
17375
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Oak, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 x 27 x 18 in. ( 94 x 68.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Armchair with elaborately turned spindles (ring-ball-and-sausage); complex arrangement of spindles in back and supporting arms; arm rests formed from a single turned column split in half; board seat which fits into grooves in the seat rails; legs reinforced by sausage-turned stretchers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1372
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17374
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 1/4 x 17 x 17 in. ( 87 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:
1953.74b
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:
17373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Furniture fragment
Classification:
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
INV.1190
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17372
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blanket chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 50 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. ( 82.6 x 128.9 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Pine chest with lift top formed from three boards; front has five vertical inset panels above three horizontal panels; two horizontal panels on sides; feet are extensions of stiles; applied base molding; brass lock.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1277
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, F.W. Fuessenich Sale, October 23-24, 1925 (lot 304); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Slat-back rocking chair
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Maple, oak, rush, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 3/4 x 21 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. ( 95.9 x 54 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Maple slat-back rocking chair painted black over yellow;three slats arched on top and bottom held between turned swelled stiles with flattened ball finials; short sloping arms with scrolled handholds supported on vase-shaped arm supports that pierce the seat rails and sit into the side stretchers; rockers fasten to mortises in the bottom of the stiles and the front legs; baluster-turned front stretcher with plain stretcher below, two side stretchers, and one plain rear stretcher; rush seat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.478
Gallery Label:
The slats with a curving lower edge and short sloping arms with scrolled handholds relate this chair to examples made by members of the Dominy family of East Hampton, Long Island.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
17367
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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