Settee

Classification: 
Date: 
1780-1795
Medium: 
Maple, oak
Dimensions: 
Overall: 35 1/4 x 68 1/4 x 22 in. ( 89.5 x 173.4 x 55.9 cm )
Description: 
Maple and oak Windsor settee; sack back with curved crest rail and 23 full-length spindles piercing lower horizontal rail, which curves forward on either side to form arm rails; turned front arm supports topped by arm rests with splayed ends; plank seat supported by eight splayed, vase-turned legs braced by a bamboo-turned medial stretcher and four side stretchers with bulbous centers and tapered ends.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number: 
1947.259
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1795
eMuseum Object ID: 
16869
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Side chair

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1800
Medium: 
Mahogany, leather, silk
Dimensions: 
Overall: 38 1/4 x 21 x 18 1/4 in. ( 97.2 x 53.3 x 46.4 cm )
Description: 
Bow-back side chair with pierced splat with five ribs; trapezoidal seat with leather over-the-rail upholstery covered with silk; plain square, 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: 
1942.546a
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 and silk cover 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: 
16868
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Chest

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1804
Medium: 
Pine, poplar
Dimensions: 
Overall: 22 1/2 x 50 x 23 in. ( 57.2 x 127 x 58.4 cm )
Description: 
Painted chest of dovetail construction with brown sponged background; hinged lid with thumbnail molding and side battens; top painted with two square reserves each with eight-pointed compass-drawn star inside circle; front has three painted arched panels, central one with double arch, painted with yellow and green tulips in handled vases; inscriptions scratched into vases; applied base molding and dovetailed bracket feet.
Credit Line: 
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number: 
1947.430
Marks: 
scratched: in painted vase on left front: "CATHA/ RINA/ WOBIN/ 1804"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1804
eMuseum Object ID: 
16836
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Side chair

Classification: 
Date: 
1765-1790
Medium: 
Mahogany
Dimensions: 
Overall: 38 x 22 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 96.5 x 56.5 x 47 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany Chippendale side chair with scalloped crest rail with carved scrolls on ends; splat composed of radiating arches with a central pierced, pointed trefoil and 2 arches below; molded stiles; slightly trapezoidal slip seat; plain skirt, square legs, and plain rectangular side, rear, and medial stretchers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number: 
1944.193a
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this chair and its mate came from the James Davidson Collection of New London and were purchased by Mrs. Blair from Israel Sack in 1934. The design on the back of these chairs is based on Chippendales "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Directory" of 1762, plate 12.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1790
eMuseum Object ID: 
16830
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

1 from set of 12 side chairs

Classification: 
Date: 
1815-1820
Medium: 
Mahogany
Dimensions: 
Overall: 32 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 19 in. ( 82.6 x 46.4 x 48.3 cm )
Description: 
Mahogany Federal klismos style side chair; scroll back with contoured tablet with gadrooned crest piece, stiles curving into side seat rails, and pierced horizontal splat with scrolls and foliage; trapezoidal slip seat with caning below; saber front legs and back swept rear legs.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Sheldon Leavitt
Object Number: 
1957.241f
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
16828
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Side chair

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1815
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 34 1/2 x 19 x 15 1/2 in. ( 87.6 x 48.3 x 39.4 cm )
Description: 
Painted neoclassical side chair; brown and olive green with gold trim; square back tablet-shaped crest rail with central painted panel of musical trophies, turned stiles, and three shaped splats; trapezoidal caned seat with serpantine front rail; turned legs with front, back, and side stretchers with square panel with concave corners between seat rail and front stretcher decorated with fruit.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling, in Memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Object Number: 
1944.221c
Gallery Label: 
Belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Isabel G. Dod. Samuel Bayard Dod was the father of Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1815
eMuseum Object ID: 
16821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sofa

Classification: 
Date: 
1846-1847
Medium: 
Rosewood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 45 1/2 x 84 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. ( 115.6 x 214.6 x 87.6 cm )
Description: 
Rococo Revival sofa of three sections, with two upholstered chair backs flanking a lower central section with scroll-carved scrolled crest; each chair back with oval piercing below carved crest; front seat rail and knees carved with reversing C-scroll, foliage, and shell motifs; short cabriole legs with scroll feet on casters; rectangular rear legs. Upholstered with modern gray fabric with black stripes.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Abeel Canda
Object Number: 
1947.272a
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: 
16820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Highchair

Classification: 
Date: 
1810-1840
Medium: 
Maple, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 32 1/2 x 14 x 11 in. ( 82.6 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description: 
Maple Windsor highchair with brown paint; fan back with four arrow spindles and flat-faced stiles; turned arms and arm supports; splayed legs joined by front, side, and rear stretchers; footrest attached in front.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1725
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: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
16815
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Armchair

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1930
Medium: 
Oak, rush
Dimensions: 
Overall: 36 x 24 x 17 in. ( 91.4 x 61 x 43.2 cm )
Description: 
Oak Windsor armchair with bow back and continuous arm; six spindles surround pierced urn splat; seat has rush center; reel and vase-turned arm supports and legs; front, rear, and side stretchers have bulbous centers.
Object Number: 
INV.16
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1930
eMuseum Object ID: 
16814
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cradle

Classification: 
Date: 
1750-1800
Medium: 
Poplar, pine, iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 28 1/2 x 25 x 42 in. ( 72.4 x 63.5 x 106.7 cm )
Description: 
Poplar and pine cradle with hood with faceted top, a cut-out handle at either side, slightly arched foot board, and molding along edge of base; cast iron ornament attached to top of hood consists of horseshoe with spread eagle on top and clasped hands and words "GOOD LUCK" inside; raised on shaped rockers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Object Number: 
1952.16
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this cradle was used in the donor's family.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
16813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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