Main entry:

Tracy, Berry B.

Title & Author:

Federal furniture and decorative arts at Boscobel / text by Berry B. Tracy ; with painting documentation by Mary Black.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Boscobel Restoration : Abrams, 1981.

Description:

165 pages : color illustrations ; 30 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162) and index.
Preface / Frederick W. Stanyer -- History of Boscobel / Barbara W. Bielenberg -- The collection / Berry B. Tracy -- Sofas, settees, chairs, stools, and benches -- Card tables, worktables, and pembrokes -- Dining furniture -- Bedsteads -- Basin stands and dressing tables -- Bureaus and wardrobes -- Writing tables, desks, and bookcases -- Looking glasses, clocks, fire screens, and chandeliers -- The original Dyckman possessions -- The painting collection / Mary Black.

Summary:

The genesis of this volume was the discovery, in 1975, of a faded copy of the inventory of States Dyckman's possessions, taken shortly after his death in 1806. The document raised many questions about the furnishings then on display in Boscobel, and initiated a period of extensive research and reevaluation. It was the architectural beauty of Boscobel, rather than its historical associations, that guided its rescuers in the 1950's and encouraged the conception of Boscobel as States Dyckman's dreamhouse, recreating, on the banks of the Hudson, the elegance and luxury he had enjoyed during his extended sojourns in England. English and Continental furnishings were collected, and surviving examples of Dyckman's own purchases were overwhelmed by crystal chandeliers and elaborate floral carpets. --Preface.

ISBN:

0810909170
9780810909175
0810922460 (pbk.)
9780810922464 (pbk.)

Subject:

Dyckman, States Morris Homes and haunts New York (State)
Dyckman, States Morris Résidences et lieux familiers New York (État)
Dyckman, States Morris
Boscobel (Garrison, N.Y.)
Boscobel Restoration, inc.
Furniture New York (State) Garrison History 19th century.
Decoration and ornament Federal style.
Art objects New York (State) Garrison.
Meubles New York (État) Garrison Histoire 19e siècle.
Décoration et ornement Style fédéral.
Objets d'art New York (État) Garrison.
Art objects
Furniture
Homes
New York (State)
New York (State) Garrison

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Black, Mary, 1922-

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 86257
Call No.: M7748; ID:85-B12134
Status: Available