Cradle
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1760-1775
Medium:
Pine, poplar; leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 26 x 45 1/4 in. ( 71.1 x 66 x 114.9 cm )
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A., New York
Description:
Leather-covered pine cradle with edges outlined with brass studs, curved hood with double serpentine-cut front board, and arched foot board; three brass handles, one on either side and one at foot; raised on shaped rockers.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1959.89
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cradle belonged to Chancellor Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and his family. The Chancellor married Mary Stevens (1752-1814) in 1770. The two had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret Maria Livingston. The leather on the cradle elevated this everyday domestic object into something elegant and worthy of an esteemed and wealthy Hudson Valley family.
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
17333
Sort order:
9
Exclude from TMS update:
Exclude from TMS update
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blanket Chest
Classification:
Date:
Chest ca. 1810, decoration ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/8 x 40 x 21 1/2 in. ( 64.5 x 101.6 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pine chest; top painted with a portrait of Robert Fulton in an oval surround above a steamship (Clermont); front painted with polychrome scene of locomotive pulling several carriages with street scene behind and inscription; four short turned legs with ball feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr.
Object Number:
1977.54
Marks:
painted: on lid: "ROBERT FULTON'S CLERMONT 1807"
painted: on side: "FIRST STEAM RAILROAD PASSENGER TRAIN IN AMERICA/ MOHAWK & HUDSON R.R. CO. 1836 ALBANY TO SCHENECTADY"
painted: beneath image on front: "A.C. Koehn"
Gallery Label:
This blanket chest bears a painted vignette of the engine Dewitt Clinton making its initial trip between Albany and Schenectady, New York, in 1831 - one of the first passenger train journeys in the United States. The fascination with the advent and romance of American train travel found artistic expression in myriad ways, extending throughout the colonial revival period leading up to and beyond the celebration of the nation's centennial in 1876. The painted vignette, executed around 1870, includes the inscription: "FIRST STEAM RAILROAD PASSENGER TRAIN IN AMERICA / MOHAWK & HUDSON R.R. CO. 1836 ALBANY TO SCHENECTADY" - noting an incorrect date for the train's first course.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
17331
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Writing desk
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wood, mahogany, brass, leather, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 18 x 10 1/4 in. ( 17.8 x 45.7 x 26 cm )
Description:
Mahogany writing desk with brass hardware and red stamped and gilded writing surface; pair of glass ink bottles, and drawer that slides open after pin is removed from left side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1940.57
Marks:
stamped: on lock: "PATENT E. MORDAN & CO. LONDON"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this writing desk belonged to the Hawley family. It may have been used by Charles Hawley (1792-1866), grandfather of the donor. Charles Hawley was a member of the Connecticut state legislature from 1838 to 1842, as well as lieutenant governor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
17332
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Writing desk
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Mahogany, cedar, poplar, textile, metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 14 x 9 in. ( 10.5 x 35.6 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Wood writing desk with mounted brass corners, lock, plaque on top, and hinged lid; red velvet lined (with scalloped edge) interior panels with wood veneer, fitted compartment for writing utensils, two glass bottles, and stamped gold-plated hinge inside with flower.
Object Number:
2329
Marks:
impressed: on hinges: "P.M. & CO./PATENT"
impressed: on top of bottle: "DANA K ALLEN BOSTON/PAT DEC 25 1877"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
17330
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/2 x 22 x 18 1/2 in. ( 95.2 x 55.9 x 47 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal side chair with square-back with elliptical corners, and pattern of eight concave-faced ribs criss-crossing to form Gothic arch pattern; carved drapery swags on the crest rail tablet carved against a punched ground; over-the-rail upholstery over trapezoidal seat with wavy front; square, tapered legs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.85
Gallery Label:
The design of the chair back is based on a design in the third edition of Hepplewhite's "Guide" (see Publications). Related examples have been attributed to Salem, Massachusetts.
Provenance:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17328
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One of a pair of side chairs
Classification:
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Mahogany, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 17 1/2 x 21 in. ( 96.5 x 44.4 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal side chair with serpentine crest rail and pierced vase-shaped splat with 5 ribs; trapezoidal seat with leather upholstery over the seat rails with ornamental brass tacks in straight row; fragments of silk cover remain; slightly tapered front legs braced by rectangular side, rear, and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.545a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair and its mate belonged to Captain James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812. The leather upholstery may be original.
Bibliography:
"Don't Give Up the Ship": A Catalogue of the Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence (Salem: Peabody Museum, 1942), pp. 66-67 and illus.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17326
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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 upturned 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:
1937.1342a
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:
17325
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Pine, poplar, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 18 in. ( 77.5 x 45.1 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Pine and poplar Windsor side chair with traces of paint; flared, fan-type back with flat-faced stiles and three arrow spindles; plank seat with rounded edge; splayed, turned legs with plain, round front and side stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1933.140
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
17323
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Maple, hickory, caning
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. ( 103.5 x 47 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Maple Shaker side chair with tilting balls installed in sockets in the base of rear legs; ladder back with three slats and round stiles with acorn-shaped finials; trapezoidal cane seat; turned legs tapering slighly at bottom with two rounded stretchers in front and at either side, and one rounded stretcher in back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Alon Bement
Object Number:
1945.437
Gallery Label:
Chairmaking was a major industry of the Shakers. Many Shaker chairs have the added feature of buttons or "balls" fitted into a socket at the base of the rear legs, which added comfort by allowing the sitter to tilt the chair slightly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
17322
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Rocking chair
Classification:
Date:
1800-1810
Medium:
Maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/2 x 23 x 25 in. ( 108 x 58.4 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Maple, comb-back Windsor rocking chair; rod crest rail, bamboo-turned stiles, seven slightly tapered spindles; raked, bamboo-turned legs braced by side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1947.262
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
17321
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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