Rose Hill Mansion - The Music Room
The Music Room, on the first floor, in the Rose Hill Mansion. This room features one of the first grand pianos ( front, right hand side) made in the U.S., built of solid mahogany covered with crotch grain veneer made by R. Nunns & Clark, NYC - c.1825. The fireplace has a black marble mantel. On the mantel are a pair of four branch candelabra of green marble with bronze dore' mounts. Also on the mantel are figurines of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Over the mantel is a portrait of Benjamin Swan (grandfather of Agnes Swan Hutchins) attributed to Samuel Lovett Waldo and William Jewett. The American Empire harp is rosewood with gilt made by Brown & Buckwell of NYC - c.1830. The stool is of heavily carved mahogany with lion's paws and acanthus leaves. The upholstery is the original haircloth in a geometric pattern. To the right of the fireplace is an Empire mahogany pier table. An 18th-century solid bronze Dutch chandelier hangs above an original Brussels floral geometric design carpet in brillant colors. Empire style gold silk draperies with molded fringe hang at the windows. Rose Hill Mansion is located on Route 96A in Geneva, NY.
Rose Hill Mansion - The Music Room
The Music Room, on the first floor, in the Rose Hill Mansion. This room features one of the first grand pianos ( front, right hand side) made in the U.S., built of solid mahogany covered with crotch grain veneer made by R. Nunns & Clark, NYC - c.1825. The fireplace has a black marble mantel. On the mantel are a pair of four branch candelabra of green marble with bronze dore' mounts. Also on the mantel are figurines of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Over the mantel is a portrait of Benjamin Swan (grandfather of Agnes Swan Hutchins) attributed to Samuel Lovett Waldo and William Jewett. The American Empire harp is rosewood with gilt made by Brown & Buckwell of NYC - c.1830. The stool is of heavily carved mahogany with lion's paws and acanthus leaves. The upholstery is the original haircloth in a geometric pattern. To the right of the fireplace is an Empire mahogany pier table. An 18th-century solid bronze Dutch chandelier hangs above an original Brussels floral geometric design carpet in brillant colors. Empire style gold silk draperies with molded fringe hang at the windows. Rose Hill Mansion is located on Route 96A in Geneva, NY.