Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One of a pair of sofas
Object Number:
1969.9a
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 x 83 x 36 in. ( 111.8 x 210.8 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Laminated rosewood "Henry Clay pattern" Rococo Revival sofa with beige corded velvet upholstery (not original); upholstered back with three carved crests with fruit and floral motifs above a border of double-scroll molding; serpentine front seat rail with floral carving at center; cabriole front legs with floral carving on knees and casters.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this piece is from a parlor suite made for her grandfather, Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865), a New York City resident. It then passed to Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911) and was inherited by the donor.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
