European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Drawing Room from a Town House: 901 Fifth Avenue, New York City Made in New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America1923 Designed by the firm of Maison Carlhian, Paris, 1867 - 1975 Painted and gilded oak * Gallery 265, European Art 1500-1850, second floor 1939-41-62 Bequest of Eleanore Elkins Rice, 1939 |
LabelThis room and its furnishings were given to the Museum in 1939 by Eleanore Elkins Rice. Designed as an elegant setting for Mrs. Rice's distinguished collection of eighteenth-century French furniture and decorative arts, the room was originally installed in her New York town house. The woodwork of painted and gilded oak is based on designs by French architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel (1698-1782).* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
