Chest
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Cedar, brass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 38 x 21 3/8 in. ( 58.4 x 96.5 x 54.3 cm )
Description:
Cedar chest of dovetail construction; lift top with applied molding; applied base molding; casters; brass hinges and lock and iron handles on sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Estelle De Peyster Hosmer
Object Number:
1945.124a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chest belonged to Frederic de Peyster (1796-1882) and his grandson Johnston Livingston de Peyster.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
17165
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/2 x 17 7/8 x 16 1/2 in. ( 95.3 x 45.4 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
Slat-back side chair with four bow-shaped slats, rush seat, and turned legs joined by pairs of plain turned front, side, and rear stretchers; ball feet.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1282
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:
17164
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's rolltop desk
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Ash; pine, poplar
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. ( 83.2 x 59.1 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Child's ash fall-front desk; curved front with hinged lower section that forms writing surface and upper section that swivels back to be concealed in space surrounding four interior compartments, both sections with tambour-like wooden strips applied to simulate the appearance of a rolltop; with one top drawer, a lower book shelf joining the two shaped boards that form the sides of the desk, and panelled back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Samuel White Patterson
Object Number:
1943.290
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on front edges of interior compartments (in what appear to be Greek or Slavic letters): "Ets Tor Meusiova KNéor Béov. / TysoL Eauròv"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
17159
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cupboard
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Pine, poplar, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 77 1/2 x 49 x 17 1/4 in. ( 196.8 x 124.5 x 43.8 cm )
Description:
Pine and poplar cupboard with double-angled back; heavily molded cornice with double serpentine-cut valence above three shelves with ornately shaped front edges set behind scalloped frame; panels behind shelves painted green; cabinet below with a single door with two framed panels with beveled edges, wrought iron strap hinges, and wooden swivel latch.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1302
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:
17158
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sea chest
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Walnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 39 x 18 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 99.1 x 47 cm )
Description:
Walnut chest with hinged lid and metal handles on ends; lid has applied moldings; dovetailed corners.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Isabel Stuart Ferris
Object Number:
1970.64
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
17157
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chairs (2)
Classification:
Date:
1890-1900
Medium:
Mahogany, textile
Description:
Mahogany Federal style armchair and side chair; square, arcaded back with carved tablet centered in top rail and four slender, square colonettes with carved palm-leaf spandrels; square, tapering front legs with spade feet and slightly back swept rear legs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Benny Goodman
Object Number:
1978.61a,e
Gallery Label:
This Federal style chair is a reproduction in the manner of Abraham Slover and Jacob B. Taylor, cabinetmakers active in New York in the early nineteenth century. The New York cabinetmaking firm of Sypher and Company, active in the late nineteenth century, made chairs after this pattern.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17123
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Looking glass
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Mahogany veneer, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 55 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 2 in. ( 141 x 76.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular Chippendale looking glass with mahogany veneer frame; ornately shaped crest with arched center with applied carved and gilded phoenix (not original); mirror plate surrounded by molded border with gilding; intricately shaped triangular base with projecting scroll at each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Reginald Rose, in memory of her mother, Mrs. Harry Holton Benkard
Object Number:
1976.41
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17120
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Walnut, oak, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 25 x 14 1/2 in. ( 96.5 x 63.5 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Walnut and oak Windsor-type armchair with comb back supported by four iron rods; slightly tapered, squared legs reinforced by pairs of side, front, and rear stretchers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1274
Gallery Label:
According to Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this is either a late eighteenth-century chair with nineteenth-century additions or a Victorian chair using older spindles.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17118
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Mahogany; pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 22 x 22 in. ( 97.8 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale armchair with 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; slightly curved arms and supports (added later).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Grace Morgan
Object Number:
1946.305a
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. This chair may have originally been a side chair, to which arms were added at a later date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
17112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1730-1760
Medium:
Walnut, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 x 21 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 106.7 x 54.6 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Walnut Queen Anne side chair; crooked back with yoke-shaped crest rail and vase-shaped splat; compass slip seat with embroidered textile upholstery supported by small, pointed seat blocks in front; cabriole legs with pad feet in front, and chamfered legs in rear; side, back, and medial stretchers all turned.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.75
Gallery Label:
This type of chair has been referred to as "the classic New England Queen Anne style chair" (see "Three Hundred Years of American Seating Furniture," p. 73).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
17111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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