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Detail
Mantel from Oak Hill bedchamber
Carving attributed to: Samuel McIntire (American, 1757–1811)
1800–01
Dimensions
measurements of opening: 36 3/8" x 57 1/2" depth: now 1 1/8", adjustable
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Fund and Anonymous Gift
Accession Number22.808
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
This mantel came from a bedroom in Oak Hill, the mansion built for Elizabeth Derby West in Danvers, Massachusetts. Daughter of the richest man in the United States, West spared no cost in decorating her new home, hiring McIntire to execute elaborate, coordinated designs for the door lintels, fireplace surrounds, and furniture. Three rooms from Oak Hill are on this level.
ProvenanceOak Hill, home of Elizabeth Derby West; to MFA, 1922, as part of the acquisition of the Oak Hill Rooms. Purchased by MFA, December 1922, with rest of Oak Hill interior elements for $14,472.70