2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
Artist/Maker: George Harvey

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Member's desk and lectern

Member's desk and lectern
Member's desk and lectern
Member's desk and lectern
Member's desk and lectern
Member's desk and lectern
Object name 
Member's desk and lectern
Date 
1785-1810
Related People 
Former Owner: Edward C. Taylor
Related People 
Former Owner: Mrs. Edward C (Ethel Sparks) Taylor
Related People 
Former Owner: William Eliot Sparks
Related People 
Former Owner: J. W. Francis
Related People 
Former Owner: Jared Sparks
Medium 
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; poplar
Dimensions 
Desk: 30 x 22 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 76.2 x 56.2 x 36.2 cm ) Part (lectern): 16 x 22 x 20 in. (40.6 x 55.9 x 50.8 cm)
Description 
Mahogany Federal desk ("a") with carved eagle lectern ("b") said to have been used in Federal Hall; desk with slightly slanting top with three rectangular wells at back, corner blocks with carved oval motif, a single front drawer, and tapering cylindrical legs with fluting; lower portion of front legs with stop-fluting and bulbous feet; lower portion of rear legs with stop-fluting only; lectern with slanted top supported by a carved eagle with outstretched wings atop a stepped rectangular base.
Credit Line 
Purchase, Edward C. Delafield Fund