Oak veneered with marquetry of ebony, rosewood, brass, copper, pewter, and tortoiseshell; with gilded mounts
Description:
Title devised by curator., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A remarkably fine Old Boule Coffer, a splendid specimen of this work, at an early period, the front elaborately finished with tortoiseshell ground work, massive or-molu mountings, masque handles, chased rosette corners, and lined with blue silk, on a pedestal en-suite, with richly worked boule back and stand for porcelaine., and Also available as a digital reproduction.
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), painted and gilt, with a scene showing the death of Abel. Formerly located in the China-Room at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A pair of very rare plates, on one is represented the Building of Babel, with many figures, on the other the Death of Abel., Label on verso: Strawberry Hill; later dealer label “2575 Pair 2 gui”., and Also available as a digital reproduction.
sh-000158 Two on view in the Reading Room; two in Storage (UFS)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
three-dimensional form
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Four gothic style chairs, painted black to imitate ebony, designed by Mr. Bentley and Mr. Walpole. Formerly in the Refectory [Great Parlour] at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: Two Most Beautifully Carved Chairs, ebonized, the backs of the true Gothic order, very elaborately and delicately carved, black frames and seats of embossed work. Lot 50: Two equally beautiful chairs. Lot 51: Ditto. Lot 52: Ditto. These chairs were the joint designs of Mr. Bentley and Mr. Walpole, and are perfectly unique., and Also available as a digital reproduction.
A gothic lantern using colored, stained, and enamaled glass using15th and 16th century glass, set in an iron, lead, and painted tin frame. Designed by Richard Bentley and Horace Walpole. Formerly located in the Entrance of Strawberry Hill
Alternative Title:
Gothic lanthorn
Description:
Title devised by curator., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A curious gothic lanthorn, fitted with very fine ancient stained glass., and Also available as a digital reproduction.
One pressed dried rose which had been worn by the English poet George Gordon Byron on his lapel when he toured the frigate U.S.S. Constitution, anchored off Leghorn (Livorno), Italy, on May 21, 1822. The rose was given as a memento to Catharine Potter Stith, who was on board the ship with her husband Townshend Stith; the following day Byron sent her a volume of Goethe's Faust accompanied by an autograph note. The faded red rose consists of the blossom only, minus stem and leaves. It was later surrounded by a piece of dark brown paper (8.5 x 26 cm) with a black ink border and inscription: "Moore's Life of Byron." Both were pressed between two sheets of glass and enclosed in a two-part wooden frame, painted black with a gilded liner and held together by means of mending plates and screws. A paper tag (9 x 3 cm) was tacked to the top of the frame and bears the inscription in ink: "Dr. E. Brandegee / Berlin / Connt." Dr. Elishama Brandegee (1814-1884, Yale 1833, 1838 MD) was the husband of Ann Florence Stith Brandegee (1821-1901) and son-in-law to Catharine Stith
Description:
George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron (1788-1824), English poet., Catharine V. Potter Stith was born in Philadelphia on December 16, 1795, the daughter of Richard Cheslyn Potter (1759-1828) and Catharine Miercken Potter (died 1831). She married Captain Townshend Stith of Petersburg, Virginia, in Philadelphia on September 22, 1818, and in June 1819 moved with him to Tunis where he served as U.S. Consul until his death at Gibraltar on November 2, 1823. Their first child, Bolling Buckner Africanus Stith, was born in Tunis in 1820 and died in Leghorn (Livorno) in 1822. In May 1824 Catharine Stith returned to the United States with her daughters Ann Florence Crokat (1821-1901) and Victorina (1824-1836), settling in Philadelphia where she opened a school for girls in 1826. She was the author of Thoughts on Female Education (Philadelphia: Clark & Raser, 1831), several musical compositions, and a short story published in Godey's. In 1834 she moved with her daughters to New Haven, Connecticut, where she worked as a music teacher. Catharine Stith died in New Haven on March 20, 1839., Title devised by cataloger., and Inscriptions in English.
Subject (Name):
Brandegee, Elishama, 1814-1884., Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824., Stith, Townshend, Mrs., 1795-1839., and Constitution (Frigate)
A snuff box made of silver over brass with a portrait in wax of Madame du Deffand's dog Tonton. She bequeathed the box to Horace Walpole in 1780. It was displayed in the Tribune (Cabinet) in Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A circular shaped gold snuff box, engine turned, with the image in wax of Madame la Marquise du Deffand's dog, Tonton, which she bequeathed, with the snuff box and her manuscripts, to Horace Walpole., Also available as a digital reproduction., and Engraved inscription inside: This box with the portrait of her dog Tonton was bequeathed by Madame La Marquise du Diffand to W. Horace Walpole 1780. Inscribed on rim: Roucel Orf du Roy, Paris.
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), painted and gilt, with a scene showing the death of Abel. Formerly located in the China-Room at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Label on verso: 'Walpole Collection Strawberry Hill Sale'; later dealer label “2575 Pair 2 gui”., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A Pair of ditto (very rare plates), Adam and Eve and the sacrifice of Isaac., and Also available as a digital reproduction.
Two English settees originally with crimson Norwich damask, now with reproduction worsted damask. Formerly in the Gallery at Strawberry Hill
Description:
Title devised by curator., Inscriptions: signed on the stretcher 'by Thos. Courtenay Devenish' and incised 'IF'; and on the frame 'Restuffed by H. Adams Nov. 1833.', Also attributed to English furniture maker William Vile and John Cobb, English cabinet-maker and upholsterer., Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: A pair of window couches, of similar fashion, covered en suite., and Also available as a digital reproduction.