tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post6011667598677985142..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Henry Marquand Mansion -- Madison Ave and 68th St.Tom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-50036521106013979972018-01-04T02:39:21.943-08:002018-01-04T02:39:21.943-08:00And here is a twin of the one in the National Gall...And here is a twin of the one in the National Gallery of Victoria:<br />http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O21544/armchair-alma-tadema-lawrence/Ken Seamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259665226952148228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-6098300583289773942018-01-04T01:49:10.431-08:002018-01-04T01:49:10.431-08:00An amazing armchair from the music room is on perm...An amazing armchair from the music room is on permanent display at the National Gallery of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia.<br />https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/20817/Ken Seamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259665226952148228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-75535290576356723462017-11-07T09:30:55.254-08:002017-11-07T09:30:55.254-08:00You can also visit the Met to see a picture of his...You can also visit the Met to see a picture of his daughter. Painted by John Singer Sargent. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12141<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-42582268093643780972016-04-04T12:02:29.199-07:002016-04-04T12:02:29.199-07:00I was told that one of the Oudinot stained glass w...I was told that one of the Oudinot stained glass windows went to the Museum of<br />the City of New York. Do you know if that's so?<br />It appears that one Oudinot window came here to St. Luke's Hospital where is was inserted just outside of the ChapelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-16016232955832982882014-03-28T18:04:14.443-07:002014-03-28T18:04:14.443-07:00Thanks for this partial answer to my recent questi...Thanks for this partial answer to my recent question.<br /><br />"Am I correct in assuming that the house stood on the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and 68th Street, and that it was replaced by the building numbered 11 East 68th Street?<br /><br />If I'm correct as to location, it is interesting to note that there doesn't seem to be anything between the house and what I assume are the trees of Fifth avenue or central park in the distance"<br /><br />Reply<br />Replies<br /><br />Tom MillerDecember 10, 2012 at 4:47 PM<br />You are correct. I added a contemporary photo this afternoon to help get one's bearings. Obviously everything west to the Park was still undeveloped. Good catch!alice simpsonhttp://www.alicesimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-22260640216839214522013-10-22T02:37:48.909-07:002013-10-22T02:37:48.909-07:00I would have to dig back into my research to find ...I would have to dig back into my research to find the source of that sketch; however I am sure you can use that, since the copyright has expired.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-69829621750117667092013-10-21T18:02:13.821-07:002013-10-21T18:02:13.821-07:00Hello,
I am contributing to an online exhibit abo...Hello,<br /><br />I am contributing to an online exhibit about Marquand. Is it alright if I use the illustration of the hand-colored sketch of the mansion from American Architect and state your blog as the contributor? I can only find the illustration that is not colored. Where did you find it?<br /><br />Thanks so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-24377741253905202582013-10-09T18:01:06.627-07:002013-10-09T18:01:06.627-07:00glad you're enjoying the blog! Hope you get t...glad you're enjoying the blog! Hope you get to New York soon.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-8475795673807925902013-10-09T09:46:53.998-07:002013-10-09T09:46:53.998-07:00As I still believe it is so sad, and sad on our hi...As I still believe it is so sad, and sad on our history as a country, that we are so willing to raze beautiful architectual buildings, in the "name of progress and the future". Yes many homes are still around and have been converted to apts, or stores, their "character" is long gone tho. We have been so willing to tear something down that was a large part of our histor after 50 yrs, if we even wait that long!. One of the most appealing things about Europe..you can see places that have been standing for years, centuries. But not here. having said that.... ONE of the reasons I have your web-site on my "favorites" bar... I am reading my new Arch. Digest and there is an ad on The Marguand. I read, it states "on the site of the former Henry Gurdon Marquand Mansion. SOOOO I pull you up, type in HGM mansion..and ahha there it is!! I can read about it, see it's beuty, craftsmanship, it's history! Thanks so much for this site!! Keep up the good work. I go to your site daily.!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749037669707501921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-10425605013434049402013-06-23T19:31:24.909-07:002013-06-23T19:31:24.909-07:00Interesting. I am doing a little research on my fa...Interesting. I am doing a little research on my father's home and I believe the Japanese room made its way to CT. His home was originally built by Michael Pupin for Helen Hartley Jenkins, some wealthy NYC contemporaries. They must have purchased the room from this auction. bhaddadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370421264304506699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-61535549228074162222013-06-01T13:45:58.611-07:002013-06-01T13:45:58.611-07:00My great grandfather was John William Kitson, one ...My great grandfather was John William Kitson, one of the contractors mentioned. His brother Samuel James Kitson had been hired by Marquand to sculpt some statues for the galleries. I do not know what happened to them. Additionally Ellin & Kitson also worked on the Vanderbilt houses as did Samuel who was hired to carve many statues for Alva Vanderbilt's French mansion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-10430662394735092402012-12-11T15:18:28.873-08:002012-12-11T15:18:28.873-08:00Occasional elements did get reused. A Chinese styl...Occasional elements did get reused. A Chinese style Chandelier from the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion ended up in Loew's State Theater in Syracuse NY (bits of it are still extant) and I think an Egyptian style room went to the Ringling Museum of Art in Florida to be used as a gallery setting. When John D. Rockefeller died in the 1930's the 1880's period rooms in his house were considered notable enough that they were saved and are now in several museums. Eric Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230291249030014518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-71075614590802082832012-12-10T16:47:37.558-08:002012-12-10T16:47:37.558-08:00You are correct. I added a contemporary photo thi...You are correct. I added a contemporary photo this afternoon to help get one's bearings. Obviously everything west to the Park was still undeveloped. Good catch!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79722994451760734422012-12-10T16:46:03.934-08:002012-12-10T16:46:03.934-08:00a great deal of the art went to the Metropolitan M...a great deal of the art went to the Metropolitan Museum ... I have never heard what became of most of the furniture.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-20952497341672444812012-12-10T10:48:31.882-08:002012-12-10T10:48:31.882-08:00Sad to also note that in this time period there wa...Sad to also note that in this time period there was little secondary market for many architectural elements and interior fittings and most, if not all, with few exceptions,from many of these great houses did end up as trash and salvage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-81179267590786865612012-12-10T06:42:34.261-08:002012-12-10T06:42:34.261-08:00Nice entry - but what a tragic loss. What ever be...Nice entry - but what a tragic loss. What ever became of the house's internal contents and decorative embellishments (other than the piano as noted above by @Eric Scott)...?MjHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695668504463342682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-92022924533125105122012-12-10T05:43:37.025-08:002012-12-10T05:43:37.025-08:00Am I correct in assuming that the house stood on t...Am I correct in assuming that the house stood on the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and 68th Street, and that it was replaced by the building numbered 11 East 68th Street?<br /><br />If I'm correct as to location, it is interesting to note that there doesn't seem to be anything between the house and what I assume are the trees of Fifth avenue or central park in the distancemagnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-35957654757376269042012-12-10T03:21:15.800-08:002012-12-10T03:21:15.800-08:00The piano at least survives in the Clark Art Insti...The piano at least survives in the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown Ma.Eric Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230291249030014518noreply@blogger.com