Monthly Archives: June 2016

Crowning Glory: Bartow-Pell’s Lannuier Bedstead

Posted on June 27, 2016 by mansionmusings

Some of our visitors have probably imagined spending the night at Bartow-Pell, luxuriously ensconced in our magnificent mahogany bedstead made in New York sometime between 1812 and 1819 by the remarkable French émigré cabinetmaker Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779–1819). This splendid and … Continue reading →

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Summer Mourning: Death at Bartow, June 24

Posted on June 17, 2016 by mansionmusings

On June 24, 1867, twenty-seven-year-old Robert Erskine Bartow died at his family’s bucolic country estate. Exactly one year later, his father, Robert Bartow, followed him to the grave at the age of seventy-six. Both are buried in the family plot … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Again: An Argand Lamp Shines Anew

Posted on June 2, 2016 by mansionmusings

A wobbly old Argand lamp with a dull surface and broken parts sat unnoticed for years in an obscure corner of Bartow-Pell’s dining room. Now, after restoration, this former diamond in the rough shines as one of the most beautiful … Continue reading →

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