Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779-1819), New York, NY
Maker
1816-1819
Date:
Mahogany, burl elm veneer, ash with gilt and vert antique decoration (now black from change of color), eastern white pine, soft maple and hard maple, cherry, rosewood veneers, cut brass inlays, and ormolu mounts
Materials
45 1/2 H x 85 1/2 W x 60 D
Dimensions
Paper labels affixed to inside of headboard and footboard: Hre. Lannuier./Cabinet Maker from Paris/Kips is [sic] Wharehouse of/new fashion fourniture [sic]/Broad Street, No 60,/New-York./Hre. Lannuier/Ebéniste de Paris/Tient Fabrique & Magasin de Meubles/les plus à la Mode,/New-York.
Marks
Originally owned by Stephen Van Rensselaer, IV, and Harriet Bayard, who married in 1817. This bed was once at the Van Rensselaer Manor House in Watervliet.
Provenance
Gift of Constance Van Rensselaer Thayer Dexter, great granddaughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer, IV
Credit
1951.61
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