Window curtain hardware from the bedroom of the Worsham-Rockefeller House, 4 West 54th Street
This window hardware—consisting of lions-head brackets, studded ball finials, and curtain rings of various sizes—are original to the Worsham-Rockefeller House, located at 4 West 54th Street (demolished). They were selected by George A. Schastey & Co. as one of the many decorative finishes for the principle bedchamber during a complete interior renovation of the house by one of Schastey’s most loyal clients, Arabella Worsham. Surviving watercolor designs by Schastey and period photographs of his original decorative scheme of the 54th Street house confirm that he frequently used these bracket and finial designs in his interiors.
Artwork Details
- Title: Window curtain hardware from the bedroom of the Worsham-Rockefeller House, 4 West 54th Street
- Maker: Unknown , American
- Date: ca. 1882
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Brass
- Dimensions: Small rings with single loop, 1 ¼” dia.: 4
Small rings with single loop, 1 1/8” dia.: 5
U-shaped hooks with arm, 3 ¾” L, tagged BFWR-L and BFWR-R: 2
Screw hooks with trefoil ends, 2 7/8” L: 2
Very small ring with single loop, 1” dia.: 1
Very small drapery hook with small ring, 1 ½” H: 1
Unassembled finial (1), consisting of one 3 ¾” dia. Ring; two 3 ½” W globe halves; one 2 ¼” L finial end cap; one 2 1/8” L finial cup; one rod.
Assembled finial (6 parts), 7 ¼” L: 1
Lion’s heads brackets, ca. 5” H x 8” L: 2
Large, horizontally ribbed rings with single loop, ½” H x 2 7/8” dia.: 10
Large, horizontally ribbed rings with double loop, ½” H x 2 7/8” dia.” 2 - Credit Line: Gift of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.600a–ee
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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