Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
Object name
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
Date
1788-1789
Medium
Painted wrought iron
Dimensions
Overall: 37 9/16 x 70 x 1 3/4 in. ( 95.4 x 177.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Wrought iron railing from Federal Hall, New York City; rectangular section with molded upper rail above band of circles with foliate scrolls surrounding central cartouche with fan of thirteen arrows above band of ovals above square base rail; remains of yellow-gold paint; currently mounted on a later oak base.
Credit Line
Gift of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
Object Number
1884.3
Gallery Label
This is the center section of the balcony railing of Federal Hall, where Washington was inaugurated as first President of the U.S. on April 30, 1789. The railing was removed when Federal Hall was demolished in 1812 and incorporated into a portico on the Administrative Building at Bellevue Hospital. It was removed in 1883, and presented to the N-YHS the following year.
Bibliography
Ledes, Allison E., ed. "The Magazine Antiques: January 2005." New York: Brant Publications, Inc., 2005.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
