Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stand
Object Number:
1944.327
Date:
1815-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/4 x 23 5/8 x 20 in. ( 74.3 x 60 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Mahogany stand with hinged top; square top with canted corners on tripod pedestal base consisting of turned and reeded column on outswept, reeded legs ending in paw feet; brass casters.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, her grandfather purchased this stand from the Astor House Hotel. John Jacob Astor built the Astor House in 1836 after assembling the lots around his former house until he purchased the full block on the west side of Broadway between Vesey and Barclay Streets. Complete with gaslights and bathing facilities on every floor, Astor House was built in the Greek revival style with a granite façade and a central entrance flanked by Doric columns. By the 1870s however, the Astor House was considered old-fashioned. The stand was probably purchased around 1913 when the hotel closed and the site was redeveloped as the "Astor Office Building."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
