Filing cabinet

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Filing cabinet

Entry/Object ID

MP.93.616

Description

Two main columnar, four-drawer cabinets, attached interiorly with wing nuts. Cabinet on left: Olive drab; rectangular; metal; lock/keyhole at front/top of each cabinet; four drawers each with a brass handle and a release knob; three top drawers unlocked and empty; bottom drawer locked; sits on six legs; each drawer has a label holder on its front. Right side cabinet: Small tab masking tape with "B" written on it. Olive drab; rectangular; metal; lock/keyhole at front top of cabinet; 4 drawers each with a brass handle and a brass release knob; 3 top drawers unlocked and empty; bottom drawer locked; sits on 6 legs; each drawer has a label holder on its front with paper typewritten labels.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Company

Date made

1931

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Cabinet on left: Paper labels reading from the top down: "French (handwritten incursive)/ French (handwritten incursive)/ Beekman Estate (handwritten incursive)/ Beekman Estate (handwritten incursive)." Masking tape with "A" written on. Cabinet on right: Typewritten labels reading from the top down: Top Drawer: "Edward Livingston Papers/ Delafield Mansion Corp./ Letters/ A-Louise Livingston (handwritten)." 2nd Drawer from top: "Edward Livingston Papers/ Delafield Mansion Corp./ Letters/ Margaret Livingston - W (handwritten)." 3rd Drawer from top: "Edward Livingston Papers/ Delafield Mansion Corp./ Non-correspondence/ Materials/ I." Bottom Drawer: "Edward Livingston Papers/ Delafield Mansion Corp./ Non-correspondence Materials/ II."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

110 in

Width

38 in

Depth

25 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 110 x 38 x 25 in. (279.4 x 96.5 x 63.5 cm)

Material

Paper, brass, Steel

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some scratches on top and wearing off of finish on edges.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Company

Notes

User

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Charter Room