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Collection Highlights

Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
Artist/Maker: Brooklyn Glass Works

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Woodwork from Beekman mansion

Woodwork from Beekman mansion
Object name 
Woodwork from Beekman mansion
Date 
1763
Medium 
Pine
Dimensions 
a: 80 x 216 in. ( 203.2 x 548.6 cm ) b: 40 1/4 x 37 in. ( 102.2 x 94 cm ) c: 40 x 37 in. ( 101.6 x 94 cm ) d: 40 1
Description 
Pine paneling from the green room of the Beekman mansion. One paneled wall (a), and three panels from below windows (b-d).
Credit Line 
Gift of Gerard Beekman
Object Number 
1911.94a-d
Gallery Label 
This paneling is from Mount Pleasant, the country house built by James Beekman in 1763 at what is now 51st Street and the East River. The house was demolished in 1874.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.