Jedediah Wilcox mansion, Meriden, CT - design elements in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions
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LINK: Jedediah Wilcox mansion, Meriden, CT - historical information
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Photo of former Jedediah Wilcox mansion, Broad Street, Meriden, Connecticut, USA (undated).
A. Jedediah Wilcox mansion - design elements in museum collections (by year)
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For first floor plans of the mansion, see The rear sitting room installation / Renaissance Revival Room web presentation and scroll down - American Wing Period Rooms, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (American Wing curatorial files.)
1860s | 1868-70 - spotlighted - rear sitting room installation overview - for specific object identification from Wilcox mansion, see below(1868-70). Sitting room installation / Renaissance Revival Room (including selected architectural elements and furnishings from the J. Wilcox mansion among other objects). (Viewed 20 December 2020. D01613). c. 1865-70 - center tableAttributed to John Jeliff. (c. 1865-70). Center table ("likely furnished the principal parlor, not the sitting room" in Wilcox mansion. Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 2002.502.1. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01014).
1868-70 - architectural elements: bay window, columnar screen, marble mantelpieces and doorsAugustus Truesdale. (1868-70). Architectural elements: bay window, columnar screen, marble mantelpieces and doors (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.133.7. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00997). 1868-70 - overmantel looking glassAttributed to John Jeliff. (1868-70). Overmantel looking glass (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.11. Viewed 22 December 2020. J01003). 1868-70 - sofaAttributed to John Jelliff. (1868-70). Sofa (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.133.1. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00999). 1868-70 - armchairAttributed to John Jeliff. (1868-70). Armchair (likely from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.133.2. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01011). 1868 - armchairAttributed to John Jeliff. (1868-70). Armchair (likely from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.133.3. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00996). 1868-70 - side chairAttributed to John Jeliff. (1868-70). Side chair (likely from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.133.4. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01013). 1868-70 - side chairAttributed to John Jeliff. (1868-70). Side chair (likely from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.133.5. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01012). 1868-70 - statuetteUnattributed. (1868-70). Statuette: Arab waiter and tray [presumably not from rear sitting room, and from another room]. (Accession no. 68.133.6. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01000). |
1870s | c. 1870 - sconceAttributed to Mitchell, Vance & Co. (c. 1870). Sconce (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.6. Viewed 22 December 2020. J01009). c. 1870 - sconceAttributed to Mitchell, Vance & Co. (c. 1870). Sconce (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.7. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00994). c. 1870 - sconceAttributed to Mitchell, Vance & Co. (c. 1870). Sconce (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.15. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00993). c. 1870 - sconceAttributed to Mitchell, Vance & Co. (c. 1870). Sconce (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.16. Viewed 22 December 2020. J00995). c. 1870 - window corniceAttributed to John Jelliff. (c. 1870). Window cornice (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.8. Viewed 21 December 2020. J00992). c. 1870 - window corniceAttributed to John Jelliff. (c. 1870). Window cornice (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.10. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01002). c. 1870 - window corniceAttributed to John Jelliff. (c. 1870). Window cornice (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.9. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01001). c. 1870 - chandelierAttributed to Mitchell, Vance & Co. (c. 1870). Chandelier (from rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion). Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Accession no. 68.143.5. Viewed 20 December 2020. J00991). c. 1870 - chandelierUnattributed. (c. 1870). Chandelier (from unspecified room in Wilcox mansion, Meriden). (Accession no. 68.143.14. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01014). |
1980s | 1985? - recreated ceilingRecreated ceiling attributed to Bela Carter in original rear sitting room in Wilcox mansion. (1985?). Ceiling including molded central medallion, trompe l’oeil panels, etc. Installed in Renaissance Revival Room. (Viewed 22 December 2020. J01010). |
B. Jedediah Wilcox mansion - design elements in private collections
1870s | c. 1870 - exterior architectural bracket(c. 1870). Exterior architectural bracket (unspecified). Collection of Brian Cofrancesco, as of 2017. (Viewed 17 December 2020. D01612).
c. 1870? - mirrorUnattributed. (c. 1870?). Mirror. From undetermined room in Wilcox mansion. At least 8 feet tall. Collection of Brian Cofrancesco, as of 2017. (Viewed 17 December 2020. D01612).
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C. Jedediah Wilcox mansion - design elements in private collections
1870s |
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D. Jedediah Wilcox mansion - design elements in exhibitions
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