Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
1911.38
Medium:
Silver
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Luce Center
Partner's desk
Object Number:
INV.14809
Date:
1885-1915
Medium:
Mahogany, birch
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 x 59 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. ( 76.8 x 151.1 x 90.8 cm )
Marks:
printed label: affixed to bottom of center drawer: "FROM / R. J. HORNER & CO., / FURNITURE MAKERS / AND IMPORTERS / 61, 63 & 65 West 23d St., New York City."
Description:
Mahogany partner's desk with similar arrangement of drawers on two sides; upper case with ogee face and one center drawer flanked by a smaller drawer on either side; one additional lower drawer on either side in flat-faced case raised on four cylindrical legs above a shaped horizontal base supported on four bun feet.
Gallery Label:
According to New York City directories, Robert J. Horner was in business as a furniture dealer in the city from the mid-1880s to the early 1920s. His business was located on West 23rd Street from around 1887 to 1915.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
