Name/Title
PortfolioEntry/Object ID
1988.681 C-DDescription
Rectangular mahogany case with hinged lid and lock on front. Silver plaque on center top inscribed, "The City of New York / to the family of / Henry Clay." The bottom of the case is lined with blue velvet. Interior top and bottom of case and sides are lined with maroon [faded to orange?] velvet. Contained in case is a black papier mache portfolio measuring 14.5"l x 18.5"w, elaborately designed with multi-colored decoration all over. On the top center is an oval window with a picture of Ashland. Ashland is made of mother of pearl and once once painted in more detailed (See image on back of portfolio). On back of portfolio is a similarly constructed design, but with a painted image of a different large building, the same building as on page 2 of the parchment. This building is also of painted mother of pearl. The interior of the portfolio is lined with cream material. Inside the top is a three-pocket expanding folder. Inside the bottom is a one-pocket expanding folder. The front and back of the portfolio have four protruding stubs just inside the corners. Contained within the portfolio is a parchment measuring 18.5"l x 14.5"w. The parchment includes five pages bound on left side with red material. Evidence of gilding on back of red. All pages, text and illustrations, are done in ink by David Stanton. Lower right corner of first page: "Executed by David Stanton, 39 Hester St. / N.Y." All pages are bordered in elaborate detail. First page illustration is of a monument to Clay, an obelisk, with woman kneeling beneath it. Above the obelisk are two colored, crossed American flags. Around this center illustration are several circular vignette images. The second page contains an address by the mayor of New York City, dated June 30, 1852, and signed at the bottom by Mayor [A.C.?] Kingsland. Above address is an illustration of a building [associated with New York? Mayor? Same building as on back of portfolio]. Page three begins the text of the preamble and resolutions presented by the City Council of New York, which continues through page five and is signed by D. Valentine, the Clerk of the Common Council and is dated July 1, 1852. The page three illustration is of the "Union" engraving. The page four illustration is of a different large building with a central tower or cupola. The fifth page illustration is of Ashland.Dimensions
Height
2-1/2 inWidth
20 inDepth
16-1/2 inDimension Notes
Measurements are of the case.Material
Wood, Silver, Papier Mache, Parchment, Mother of Pearl