Name/Title
Filing cabinetEntry/Object ID
MP.93.625Description
Olive green steel filing cainet with four drawers and brass attachments. No lock. Filing cabinet is columnar, with affixed brass on face of each drawer: rectangular card holders (for drawer labels), rounded edge handles, and hexagonal knob to which filing rod is affixed. In each card display is a hand-lettered index card: In top two drawers, label is "Livingston Continued", 3rd from top drawer labelled " Joseph Delafield/Papers/Delafield Mansion Corp./American Canadian Boundary"; bottom drawer is labeled "Edward Livingston/Papers/Delafield Mansion Corp./Non-correspondence/Materials/III." Inside of each drawer, a metal rod runs the length of the drawer, to which a sliding metal plate is attached, this mechanism allows the storage of records in an orderly fashion. Bits of torn paper litter the bottoms of some drawers. Hand penned on masking tape, upper left face of cabinet is the letter "K" in ball point pen. In top middle of face of cabinet is affixed a small steel plate in black and gold tone color: "FILING DEVICES/GOLDSMITH BROS./ OFFICE FURNITURE/NASSAU ST., N.Y." Cabinet has a flat bottom (no legs or mounts).Made/Created
Manufacturer
Goldsmith Bros.Date made
circa 1931Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See "description".Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
52 inWidth
18 inDepth
28-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 52 x 18 x 28 1/2 in. (132.1 x 45.7 x 72.4 cm)Material
Steel, Paper, brassRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
John White Ross DelafieldNotes
UserPerson or Organization
Edward LivingstonNotes
SubjectPerson or Organization
Major Joseph DelafieldNotes
SubjectRelated Entries
Notes
MP.93.624 - Filing cabinet - Similar itemGeneral Notes
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StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Charter Room