Writing desk
Classification:
Date:
1885-1910
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 27.3 x 21 cm )
Description:
Writing desk with fitted interior; lacquered, and top inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ornately painted and gilded with abstract curves.
Object Number:
INV.8533
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
17214
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Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1910-1914
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 x 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 111.8 x 59.1 x 48.9 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale-style armchair; splat carved with C-scrolls, foliate decoration, and incised "S" at center; molded saddle-shaped seat; cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sulzer
Object Number:
1942.97
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair belonged to the Honorable William Sulzer (1865-1941).
William Sulzer (1863-1941), nicknamed "Plain Bill", was the 39th governor of New York and a long-serving congressman for the state (1895-1912). In Congress, he was known as a Populist. Sulzer was elected governor in 1912 with the support of William Jennings Bryan, William Randolph Hearst, and Woodrow Wison, as well as the reform and Tammany factions of the state Democratic Party. He was the first and only New York State Governor to be impeached.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1914
eMuseum Object ID:
17213
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Traveling desk
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Walnut; poplar, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 27 x 13 1/2 in. ( 56.5 x 68.6 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Walnut fall-front traveling desk; rectangular form with hinged fall front with panel and frame construction, working lock and key, and metal drop chain; front opens to reveal twenty-five pigeon holes and four drawers inside; metal carrying handles attached to sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. James Hamlin MacIvor
Object Number:
1944.110
Gallery Label:
This traveling desk may have been used on a military campaign or expedition.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
17212
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Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1650-1750
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 16 in. ( 110.5 x 52.1 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Armchair with turned stiles joined by 4 turned crosspieces; rush seat; turned legs joined by one front and rear stretcher and pairs of side stretchers; turned arms.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1285
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:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
17211
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Mirror
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1913
Medium:
Mahogany, pine, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 78.1 x 54.9 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mirror in mahogany frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sulzer
Object Number:
1943.337
Marks:
stamped: on reverse side of mirror plate: "P P G CO / JAN 1913"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1913
eMuseum Object ID:
17210
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Drop leaf Dining table
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Mahogany; oak, poplar
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/4 x 48 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. ( 71.8 x 122.9 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Queen Anne drop-leaf dining table; oblong top with two hinged D-shaped leaves and two hinged fly legs; shaped skirt and angular cabriole legs ending in pad feet.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.113
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
17177
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Armchair
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1788
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 20 in. ( 90.2 x 59.7 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal armchair used in Federal Hall; square upholstered back with square beaded edge; upholstered open arms with curved supports; trapezoidal upholstered seat with beaded rails, quarter-round seat glue blocks; turned stop-fluted columnar legs with rosettes at top of leg; brass castors on feet; brass tacks outline modern black horsehair upholstery.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Corporation of the City of New York
Object Number:
1837.10
Marks:
engraved: metal plaque on rear rail; "CHAIR/ used by Federal Congress/ 1789/ Federal Hall/ Corner of Wall and Nassau Streets"
Gallery Label:
This armchair is among the surviving furnishings from Federal Hall, the home of the first United States Congress located at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets. Federal Hall was remodeled for that purpose in 1788 by the French-born architect and engineer Pierre L'Enfant, who may have influenced the design of the furniture created for the government officials. The original furnishings, used by Congress for less than a year, were still stored in the building when the New-York Historical Society was headquartered there in 1809. Founder John Pintard petitioned the Common Council for use of six semi-circular tables, and they agreed. In 1837, the city donated two of the tables, two pedestal desks, two desks used by members of Congress, and four armchairs to the Historical Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1788
eMuseum Object ID:
17176
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Easy chair
Classification:
Date:
1730-1760
Medium:
Walnut; oak, beech; textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 31 x 21 1/2 in. ( 116.8 x 78.7 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Walnut Chippendale upholstered easy chair; solid raked back with curved crest rail; solid curved side wings curving down to rounded solid arms; seat with bowed front rail; front cabriole legs with elaborate carved knees decorated with a shell above pendent with fish scales and terminating in a bellfower and ball-and-claw feet, rounded raked rear legs; upholstered in yellow damask (modern).
Object Number:
X.526
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair originally belonged to the Livingston family of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
17175
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1780-1810
Medium:
Mahogany, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 21 in. ( 92.7 x 54.6 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale side chair; square back with 5 vertical slats, trapezoidal slip seat, square legs with side, rear, and medial stretchers; triangular front corner blocks, quarter-round rear blocks.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.89b
Gallery Label:
This chair relates to a group of similar chairs found in Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, and Upstate New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
17172
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Side chair, from set of 4
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Mahogany, 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 green silk damask 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:
1957.2b
Marks:
stamped: on inside of front seat rail: "II"
Gallery Label:
According to the N-YHS Furniture Survey, the Gothic splat design derives from Chippendale's "Director."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
17169
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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