Jedediah Wilcox mansion, Meriden, CT - design elements in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions

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Jedediah Wilcox mansion Meriden


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 table

Attributed 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 doors

Augustus 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 glass

Attributed 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 - sofa

Attributed 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 - armchair

Attributed 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 - armchair

Attributed 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 chair

Attributed 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 chair

Attributed 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 - statuette

Unattributed. (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 - sconce

Attributed 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 - sconce

Attributed 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 - sconce

Attributed 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 - sconce

Attributed 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 cornice

Attributed 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 cornice

Attributed 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 cornice

Attributed 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 - chandelier

Attributed 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 - chandelier

Unattributed. (c. 1870). Chandelier (from unspecified room in Wilcox mansion, Meriden). (Accession no. 68.143.14. Viewed 23 December 2020. J01014).


1980s

1985? - recreated ceiling

Recreated 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).

  • See the 2017 article by Bryan Lipiner in the historical section below for a photo.

c. 1870? - mirror

Unattributed. (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).

  • See the 2017 article by Bryan Lipiner in the historical section below for a photo.


C. Jedediah Wilcox mansion - design elements in private collections


1870s

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D. Jedediah Wilcox mansion - design elements in exhibitions


1970s

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