Stained glass window
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1656
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/2 x 27 1/4 x 1 in. ( 77.5 x 69.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Stained glass window; oval pane painted in polychrome enamels with strapwork frame with a coat of arms consisting of a shield containing a horizontal bar, surmounted by a helmet with a hat and two windmill blades, all surrounded by foliate scrollwork, all over cartouche with the inscription "Bij mij Jan Ni-/claez van Perbon mole-/naer met Aeltgen Syboustdr Sijn huisjvrou tot Leijderdorp, 1614" (Done by me, John, the son to Nicholas of Perbon, miller, with Aeltgen Sybouts daughter, his wife, at Leiderdorp, 1614); pane set in leaded glass window with rectangular panes and an oak frame with iron corner brackets.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Howard C. Robbins
Object Number:
1951.414a
Marks:
enameled: cartouche with the inscription "Bij mij Jan Ni-/claez van Perbon mole-/naer met Aeltgen Syboustdr Sijn huisjvrou tot Leijderdorp, 1614" (Done by me, John, the son to Nicholas of Perbon, miller, with Aeltgen Sybouts daughter, his wife, at Leiderd
Gallery Label:
This is one of a small group of stained glass windows attributed to Duyckinck that are thought to have been made for the First Reformed Dutch Church built in Albany, NY in 1656 and torn down in 1715. This window was removed from a house on Eighth St. in New York City and found by Mrs. Howard Robbins in a wrecker's yard and used in her Dutch Revival house at Sneden's Landing on the Hudson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1656
eMuseum Object ID:
27241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chimney breast
Classification:
Date:
1763-1764
Medium:
White pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 115 x 106 x 22 in. ( 292.1 x 269.2 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted Rococo chimney breast; projecting cornice above a broken scroll pedimented overmantel with elaborate rococo-carved trusses, flanked by fluted Doric pilasters; narrow mantel shelf above a frieze with elaborate rococo carving, including a carved paddling dog flanked by swans in the center; paneled pilasters flank rectangular opening; paneled sides with molded chair boards and base boards; one of the two detachable crests (1962.63) in the collection of the N-YHS may have been intended to hang in the pediment.
Credit Line:
Gift of James W. Beekman
Object Number:
1874.8
Gallery Label:
This carved and painted chimney breast is from the drawing room of Mount Pleasant, the Manhattan country house built by James Beekman (1732-1807) at what is now 51st Street and the East River. The house, one of New York's finest rococo residences, was built in 1763-1764 and demolished in 1874.
Bibliography:
Bach, Debra Schmidt. "Witness to history: Furniture and historic relics." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 162-167.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1764
eMuseum Object ID:
26996
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bell
Classification:
Date:
ca.1646
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 12 in. ( 40.6 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Cast brass bell with loop at top with three piercings; bell is banded and has inscriptions made from applied square sheet-metal plates with letters and foliate decoration; applied sheet-metal cross on one side, and applied sheet-metal square with cross on hill on other.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number:
1940.672
Marks:
in relief: "AVE MARIA ES DESAN IVAN"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the history of this bell is unknown, except that it once hung in Pelham Priory, a girls school run by the Boltons (possibly Sarah Knowles Bolton) during the 19th century at Pelham, Westchester County, N.Y. The donor attended this school.
The translation of the inscription is as follows: "Hail Mary from the highest/ and her son and the spirit."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1646
eMuseum Object ID:
26493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pedestals (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, gesso, gilding
Dimensions:
each: 4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of square wooden pedestals with canted corners and applied decoration made of gesso with gilding; putto on each side surrounded by leaves and scrolls.
Object Number:
INV.14561a-b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
26412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brick
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 17.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Buff-colored brick or paver.
Credit Line:
Gift of E.C. Townsend
Object Number:
1890.5
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this brick is from Fraunces Tavern, built in 1719 at Queen and Canal (now Pearl and Broad) Streets, in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
26361
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brick
Classification:
Date:
1650-1750
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7 x 3 in. ( 3.8 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Brick or paver of buff-colored earthenware.
Object Number:
INV.8786
Gallery Label:
This brick probably comes from the William Walton House, at 326 Pearl (formerly Queen) Street, NYC, erected in 1752 and demolished in 1881.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
26325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Posts (2)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
each: 36 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 91.4 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of identical turned wooden posts; square bases have two flat prongs protruding; cylindrical shaft with multiple turned knops at top; shaft pierced through with hole near center.
Object Number:
INV.414ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mantel
Classification:
Date:
1760-1810
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 65 x 7 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 165.1 x 19 cm )
Description:
Painted wood fireplace mantel (top only) with flat cornice, series of moldings, and small projecting molding in center of plain frieze. Painted black.
Object Number:
Z.1005a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
26199
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Corbel
Classification:
Date:
1750-1775
Medium:
Wood, paint, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden corbel with scrolled acanthus leaf support and ogee-curve molding; old coat of tan paint; two hand-wrought nails projecting from upper surface.
Object Number:
INV.8788
Marks:
written: on upper surface; "Walton/ House/ Pearl St.'
Gallery Label:
This corbel probably comes from the William Walton House, at 326 Pearl (formerly Queen) Street, NYC, erected in 1752 and demolished in 1881.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
25401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Piece of wood from Van der Heuvel/Burnham house
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1798-1839
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 18 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 45.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Section of wooden beam with lithographic print nailed to side; print depicts a large house with caption, "THE VAN DER HEUVEL MANSION. LATER BURNHAMS / BUILT 1798 ENLARGED TO BURNHAMS 1839 / BROADWAY AND SEVENTY NINTH STREET."
Object Number:
INV.1065
Marks:
printed: caption on lithographic print: "THE VAN DER HEUVEL MANSION. LATER BURNHAMS / BUILT 1798 ENLARGED TO BURNHAMS 1839 / BROADWAY AND SEVENTY NINTH STREET"
printed: credit line on lithographic print: "COURTESY OF HOPFER STRIKER MOTT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1839
eMuseum Object ID:
25358
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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