A spatial interface to twenty essays on the objects and themes of the exhibit as well as the objects and landmarks
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The important landmarks that stood at this important Broadway intersection over time and by site
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A look at the technical processes along with the men and women who made all these cultural commodities in New York
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1850–60
Rosewood, oak, textile
37 3/8 × 17 1/2 × 22 in. (94.9 × 44.4 × 55.9 cm)
The New-York Historical Society, Gift of Mrs. F. Leighton Meserve, 1979.100
The decorative vocabulary of New York parlor furniture was an amalgam of European traditions and contemporary influences. This unattributed side chair echoes more high-end models by makers such as the German émigré J. H. Belter who set up shop on Broadway. Here, the French Rococo has been Americanized with oversized foliage and grapes along the pierced backrest and cabriolet legs exaggerated in both form and size.
—Martina D’Amato
