Fountain Elms -Original Family Furniture
Original family furniture - Second floor - Display - Fountain Elms (Italianate house). The Worktable - circa 1846, Charles Boudouine, NY, NY. Rosewood, mahogany, white oak, ash, glass, brass and metal. Now a little bit of info on the worktable: In 1846, James Williams purchased this multi-function, French-inspired worktable, capable as serving as a sewing table as well as a writing surface. It was a gift for his future wife, Helen Munson. The lid, mirrored on the underside, opens to permit access to the interior of the table which is filled with a four-sectioned removeable tray above a single compartment. A "hidden" drawer, located beneath the body of the table, is not readily visible to a causel observer. This drawer can be opened only when a small lever, located next to the interior tray, is lifted and held. This is from the Proctor Collection. The Armchair - circa - 1852, Charles Baudouine, NY, NY. Rosewood, ash, modern upholstery. Now another bit of info, on the armchair: By mid-19th-century it had become customary to acquire suites of matching parlor funiture that included arm chairs, side chairs, a sofa or settee and a center table. Other forms such as an etagere or meridienne, could be purchased en suite. The elegant simpicity and quality of the furniture made in the shop of Charles Baudouine appealed to the Williams' taste when they furnished the formal parlor of Fountain Elms. In 1852 they paid $512 for a suite of ten pieces (two armchairs, four side chairs, two settees and a two-part "multiform table". This chair was also an orignal piece of the family. From the Proctor Collection. Fountain Elms is part of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee Street in Utica, NY. (301)
Fountain Elms -Original Family Furniture
Original family furniture - Second floor - Display - Fountain Elms (Italianate house). The Worktable - circa 1846, Charles Boudouine, NY, NY. Rosewood, mahogany, white oak, ash, glass, brass and metal. Now a little bit of info on the worktable: In 1846, James Williams purchased this multi-function, French-inspired worktable, capable as serving as a sewing table as well as a writing surface. It was a gift for his future wife, Helen Munson. The lid, mirrored on the underside, opens to permit access to the interior of the table which is filled with a four-sectioned removeable tray above a single compartment. A "hidden" drawer, located beneath the body of the table, is not readily visible to a causel observer. This drawer can be opened only when a small lever, located next to the interior tray, is lifted and held. This is from the Proctor Collection. The Armchair - circa - 1852, Charles Baudouine, NY, NY. Rosewood, ash, modern upholstery. Now another bit of info, on the armchair: By mid-19th-century it had become customary to acquire suites of matching parlor funiture that included arm chairs, side chairs, a sofa or settee and a center table. Other forms such as an etagere or meridienne, could be purchased en suite. The elegant simpicity and quality of the furniture made in the shop of Charles Baudouine appealed to the Williams' taste when they furnished the formal parlor of Fountain Elms. In 1852 they paid $512 for a suite of ten pieces (two armchairs, four side chairs, two settees and a two-part "multiform table". This chair was also an orignal piece of the family. From the Proctor Collection. Fountain Elms is part of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, 310 Genesee Street in Utica, NY. (301)