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American Decorative Arts
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1805–15
Mahogany and yellow poplar
overall: 44 × 43 1/8 × 20 3/4 in. (111.76 × 109.5 × 52.71 cm)
upper section: 14 7/8 × 42 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (37.78 × 108.59 × 52.71 cm)
lower section: 29 1/8 × 43 1/8 × 20 3/4 in. (73.98 × 109.54 × 52.71 cm)
upper section: 14 7/8 × 42 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (37.78 × 108.59 × 52.71 cm)
lower section: 29 1/8 × 43 1/8 × 20 3/4 in. (73.98 × 109.54 × 52.71 cm)
Given in memory of J. Trumbull Rogers by his family
2013.23.1a-c
Geography:
Made in Lebanon, Connecticut
or made in New Haven, Connecticut
Culture:
American
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Furniture
Provenance:
Possibly Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., (1740–1809), Lebanon, Connecticut; by descent to his daughter Mrs. Benjamin Silliman, Sr. (née Harriet Trumbull, 1783–1850), New Haven, Connecticut; by descent to her son Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816–1895); by descent to his daughter Mrs. William Arthur Rogers (née Eleanor Root Silliman); by descent to her son William Silliman Rogers; by descent to his son Jonathan Trumbull Rogers (died 2012); by descent to his brother Danforth William Rogers; gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, 2012
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
