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sful display but it is heartening to a traditionalist to see a major institution step forward with a new installation with artifacts that have languished in storage for years the worsham rockefeller dressing room at the metropolitan museum of art a model of the worsham residence 4 west 54th street new york city photo by john j tackett for the devoted classicist blog commissioned by arabella worsham later huntington as part of a comprehensive interior renovation of an existing brownstone townhouse the room is a rare surviving gilded age commission from now little known cabinetmaker decorator george a shastey in 1881 the room comes from worsham s house at 4 west 54th street a property that also included the two flanking lots the site is now the garden of the museum of modern art alexandre cabanel s 1882 portrait of arabella worsham collection of fine arts museums of san francisco photo by john j tackett for the devoted classicist arabella belle worsham s background is a bit sketchy and possibly sanitized to say the least born arabella duvall yarrington in union springs alabama around 1850 she grew up in richmond virginia a tough but bustling town during the civil war years her widowed mother owned a boarding house and arabella was said to have married john archer worsham when she was 18 or 19 and soon widowed before having a son but married or not j a worsham was already married and very much alive owning a gambling card parlor in richmond frequented by collis b huntington leading up to his 1869 purchase of the eastern leg of his railroad empire which stretched coast to coast although not a drinker or smoker huntington loved to gamble and he had an eye for young women although he was married with a wife living on park avenue at 38th street new york soon arabella her son several siblings and her mother were installed in manhattan where they bought several properties financed by huntington but always in arabella s name leading up to the purchase of this house the worsham rockefeller dressing room photo metropolitan museum of art arabella had the house gutted to the exterior shell and set about having luxurious interiors installed in the latest taste with expense not being an issue the house was one of the first private residences to have a passenger elevator just one of many innovations for the time the worsham rockefeller dressing room photo metropolitan museum of art the dressing room is a high style example of aestheticism a combination of european renaissance islamic japanese and modern styles mixed to create a luxurious private environment for the lady of the house satinwood and amaranth or dark purpleheart are used to create intricate marquetry in geometric patterns and motifs such as sewing implements and hairdressing tools as well as jewelry plus carved detailing with cherub heads swags and garlands the worsham rockefeller dressing room photo the metropolitan museum of art a wide marble topped lavatory is placed beneath a massive mirror and a secondary gaslight fixture the upper walls are covered in teal wallpaper stenciled in gold and silver quatrefoils that shimmer in the subtle lighting built in fittings in the worsham rockefeller dressing room as installed at the metropolitan museum of art photo by john j tackett for the devoted classicist no detail was left without consideration even the ceiling had elaborately planned decoration the silver toiletry set includes combs hand mirrors scissors a needle case and a darning egg all the elements add up to create a single gesamtkunstwerk a total work of art the ceiling of the worsham rockefeller dressing room as installed at the metropolitan museum of art photo by john j tackett for the devoted classicist huntington s wife elizabeth died in 1889 after a long bout with cancer allowing huntington to marry belle and adopt her son archer the ceremony was performed in the home with reverend henry ward beecher brother of harriet beecher stowe officiating they moved into huntington s park avenue house and then building a house in 1893 at fifth avenue and 57th street on the site now occupied by tiffany company and the house was sold fully furnished to john d and laura spelman rockefeller the furnishings and decorations were kept intact until his death in 1937 when parts were distributed to museums before being demolished in 1938 a moorish style smoking room was given to the brooklyn museum and this dressing room and adjacent master bedroom were given to the museum of the city of new york after it became clear that the latter could no longer display the rooms the bedroom was given to the virginia museum of fine arts and this dressing room was given to the metropolitan museum of art anabella worsham s toilette set as displayed at the metropolitan museum of art photo by john j tackett for the devoted classicist after collis huntington s death belle inherited one third of his estate 150 million about 3 1 billion today making her one of the wealthiest women in the country never really part of new york society she bought a 14 bedroom house in paris that underwent a complete renovation and became even more interesting in collecting art thirteen years later she married her late husband s nephew henry e huntington who had built a lavish estate in san marino california some say to woo her but she did not care for the area and never spent more than a month there for the rest of her life that estate is now the huntington library art collection and botanical gardens arabella worsham huntington is buried in the san marino garden in a classical mausoleum designed by architect john russell pope posted by john j tackett at 7 14 pm 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels arabella worsham huntington george a shastey gilded age john d rockefeller john russell pope townhouses wednesday april 27 2016 susan gutfreund lists apartment for 120 million susan gutfreund at the doors to her winter garden room at 834 fifth avenue photo veranda considered by many to be manhattan s most luxurious co op apartment susan gutfreund s duplex at 834 fifth avenue has hit the market with a listing price of 120 million the entrance hall of the gutfreund apartment at 834 fifth avenue photo nysd the widow of john gutfreund dubbed the king of wall street and former ceo of saloman brothers investment bank until a trading scandal forced his resignation in 1991 is apparently looking to down size after her husband s death last month floor plans of the gutfreund apartment from the brown harris stevens listing april 2016 image bhs the apartment was decorated with the guidance of the legendary designer henri samuel whose influence can be seen especially in the winter garden a reception room at the southwest corner of the entrance level the room known as the winter garden in the gutfreund apartment photo nysd the building is one of manhattan s most prestigious addresses designed by architect rosario candela in 1929 it was completed in 1931 views of the winter garden library living room and gallery entrance hall in the gutfreund apartment at 834 fifth avenue image the real deal there are twenty four apartments on 16 floors with luxurious well thought out floor plans it is thought that the building s board requires that sales are all cash no mortgages are allowed the dining room of the gutfreund apartment at 834 fifth avenue nyc photo nysd more photos from the 2008 new york social diary post may be seen here the listing by brown harris stevens may be viewed here posted by john j tackett at 9 58 am 18 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 834 fifth avenue rosario candela susan gutfreund older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me john j tackett with a bachelor of architecture degree and further training with remarkable employers not the least being the legendary interiors firm parish hadley i founded my own multi faceted studio in 1987 john tackett 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