Jaffrey House, interior element
about 1730
Medium/TechniqueWood
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Residuary Fund for Colonial Art and with contributions from Charles Hitchcock Tyler and J. Templeman Coolidge
Accession numberAPP.2011.212
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceHouse originally located on Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; built by George Jaffrey II (1682-1749). House descended to his son George Jaffrey III (1718-1801); and then to his grand-nephew, George (Jeffries) Jaffrey IV (1789-1856). The Goodrich family then purchased the house, and later in the nineteenth century sold or rented the south half to the Simes family. The house, then in disrepair, was sold at auction on September 24, 1919, and was purchased by Israel Sack, a furniture dealer. The Museum acquired the house and land from Mr. Sack in November 1919; removed two interiors (including this room) and a cupboard from a third room; structure was resold to a developer and the house was destroyed in the summer of 1920. This room was installed in the Decorative Arts Wing (East Wing) in 1930 as the "Revere Room," a gallery for American silver, and was on view until 1963, when it was dismantled.
(Accession Date: December 20, 2011; Deaccession Date: December 19, 2013)
