19th Century America

Trinity Church, Richard Upjohn, New York, completed 1846

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, James Renwick, New York, 1858-

1878

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, James Renwick, New York, 1858-1878

Lyndhurst, Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838, with later renovations

Lyndhurst, Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838, with later renovations

Lyndhurst, Back Facade, A. J. Davis, Hudson River Valley, Gothic Revival

Dining Room, Lyndhurst

Side Chair, Alexander Jackson Davis, 1857

Armchair, Meeks and Co., ca. 1850

Gothic Revival Home, First Half of the 19th c.

American Renaissance Revival

Renaissance Revival Home, Mid 19th c.

Victoria Mansion or the Morse-Libby House, Portland, ME, 1858-60

Interiors, Morse-Libby House, Herter Brothers

Gasolier, Morse-Libby House

The Diplomatic Reception Room, Renaissance Revival style, United states treasury building

Renaissance Revival Parlor Suite, John Jelliff

Armchair, John Jelliff, Newark, NJ

Two Renaissance Revival Sideboards (the one on the left may also be called a credenza)

Bedroom, Renaissance Revival, ca. 1870

American Rococo Revival

Second Empire Homes, Mid 19th C. (note the Mansard roof)

Milligan House Parlor, Saratoga Springs, NY, ca. 1855

Rococo Revival Parlor, Belter Furniture, New York, ca. 1852

Tête-à-Tête , John Henry Belter

Sofa, John Henry Belter

Bed, John Henry Belter

Étagère, Joseph Meeks

The Aesthetic Movement in America

William H. Vanderbilt home on 5th Ave. in New York, in 1885

Interior and Side Chair: W. H. Vanderbilt Home,

Herter Brothers

Library, W. H. Vanderbilt Home, Herter Brothers

Library Table for W. H. Vanderbilt, Herter Brothers, 1882

Library Table for W. H. Vanderbilt, Herter Brothers, 1882

Cabinet, Herter Brothers, 1875

Charles Eastlake, Hints on Household Taste, American edition, 1872

Two Aesthetic Movement Sideboards

Veterans or Tiffany Room, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 1880

Ceiling Detail, Veterans or Tiffany Room, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 1880

Balcony and Art Glass Window, Veterans or Tiffany Room, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 1880

Olana, Frederic Church and Calvert Vaux, New York, 1872

Interior, Olana, Frederic Church

Surrounding two of Olana's fireplaces are painted tiles by Ali Muhammad al-Isfahani, a leading ceramic artist of Tehran and contemporary of Church.

Smoking Room from the John D.

Rockefeller House, ca. 1881

Gilded Age and Beaux Arts

Le Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

Student Work from Le Ecole des Beaux-Arts

Palais Garnier, for the Paris Opera, Charles Garnier, 1861-75

Palais Garnier, Grand Staircase

http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/ha/html/19c.html

Interactive plan, Paris Opera (Palais Garnier) from the web site Real Virtual

Palais Garnier, Grand Staircase

The Breakers, Richard Morris Hunt, Newport, 1893

The Great Hall, the Breakers

Billiards Room and Library, the Breakers

Biltmore House, Richard Morris Hunt, North Carolina, 1889-95

Biltmore House, Richard Morris Hunt, North Carolina, 1889-95

Library and Dining Room, Biltmore House

Boston Public Library, McKim, Mead and White, Boston, MA, 1895

Main Staircase, Boston Public library

American Arts & Crafts

An Interior, The Craftsman, editor, Gustav Stickley

An Interior, The Craftsman, editor, Gustav Stickley

An Inglenook, The Craftsman, editor, Gustav Stickley

A Good Interior Compared to a Bad Interior, from The Craftsman, editor,

Gustav Stickley

Craftsman’s Farms, Gustav Stickley, Morris Plains, NJ, ca. 1907

Interior, Craftsman’s Farms, Gustav Stickley

Library Table with Cartwheel Stretcher, Gustav Stickley

Reclining Chair, Gustav Stickley

Settee, Gustav Stickley

Chest of Drawers and Bookcase, Gustav Stickley

Sideboard, Gustav Stickley

Cupboard, Harvey Ellis and Gustav Stickley

Copper Umbrella Stand and Coal Bucket, Gustav Stickley, New York

Charles Sumner Greene & Henry Mather Greene

Gamble House, Greene & Greene, Pasadena, CA, 1908

Hall with Staircase and Open Parlor, Gamble House

Parlor and Inglenook, Gamble House

Armchair from the Robert Blacker House,

Greene & Greene

Rookwood Vase