Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Souvenir "Carver" armchair
Object Number:
Z.1820
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 5.4 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on label attached to underside of seat: "Fac-Simile of/Chair brought over in/the Mayflower by John/Carver, First Governor/of the Plymouth Colony./F. W. BAXTER, Mfr./E. Somerville,/Mass."
Description:
Reproduction miniature "Carver" armchair; chair back has three vertical spindles, front and rear posts with ball finials; chair has simulated rush seat with stretchers below.
Gallery Label:
This chair is a reproduction of one supposedly brought over on the Mayflower by John Carver, first Governor of Plymouth Colony. "Carver" chairs became a standard type of American 17th century chair and were often reproduced in the 20th century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
