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Parlor from the William C. Williams House

Theophilus Nash American

1810–11

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 728

Acquired from a house built for the Richmond lawyer William Clayton Williams (1768–1817), the room’s most notable features are its rich mahogany woodwork and blue-and-gray King of Prussia–marble baseboards. The room’s wallpaper featuring scenes of Paris is a reproduction of the type sold in the United States in the 1810s. The elegant furniture by Charles-Honoré Lannuier and Duncan Phyfe is not original to the room, but further enhances the sophisticated Anglo-French aesthetic of the room.

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

Parlor from the William C. Williams House, Theophilus Nash (died 1854), Mahogany and marble, American

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Richmond Room, 1810-1811 (Richmond, Virginia); View towards southeast corner of room (68.137) as installed in galleries, including: chandelier (34.75.1), part of a suite of seating furniture (60.4.1-.15) including four sidechairs, one armchair and a sofa, and carpet (52.59)

Section of wall paper, a copy of a popular French pattern called "The Monuments of Paris"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Richmond Room, 1810-1811 (Richmond, Virginia); Detail: reproduction scenic wallpaper "The Monuments of Paris" which depicts the famous sites of Paris as if they stood together in a row along the banks of the Seine.; Gallery 728

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Richmond Room, 1810-1811 (Richmond, Virginia); Detail: reproduction scenic wallpaper "The Monuments of Paris" which depicts the famous sites of Paris as if they stood together in a row along the banks of the Seine.; Gallery 728

Title: Parlor from the William C. Williams House

Maker: Theophilus Nash (died 1854)

Date: 1810–11

Geography: Made in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Culture: American

Medium: Mahogany and marble

Dimensions: 237 x 239 in. (602 x 607.1 cm)

Credit Line: Gift of Joe Kindig Jr., 1968

Object Number: 68.137

Essay

American Federal Era Period Rooms

Essay

Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854) and Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779-1819)

Chronology

The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

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