Room from the Powel House, Philadelphia is a Georgian period room in Gallery 722 at The Met Fifth Avenue in New York that exhibits a marble fireplace surrounds, the crossetted overmantle, and the verdigris-painted foliate ornament created by some of Philadelphia's finest craftsman. Originally located behind the ballroom on the house's second floor, the room's initial use is unknown. It may have been used to serve refreshments to the ballroom or as the home's best bedchamber. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1765/00/00 | Powel House is built for shipmaster and merchant Charles Stedman, 1765-1766. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1769/08/02 | Samuel Powel | Home | Samuel Powel buys the Stedman House for 3,150 pounds and soon begins renovations | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1771/00/00 | Robert Smith | Attributed Architect | Robert Smith renovates Samuel Powel residence in Philadelphia, 1769-1771, to reflect the new couple's wealth, taste, and refinement. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1774/09/01 | John Adams | Visitor | John Adams visits Samuel Powel. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1777/12/00 | Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle | British Commission | Earl of Carlisle, British High Commissioner is quartered in the Powel house. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1779/01/06 | Martha Washington | Bride | George and Martha Washington celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary with dinner and dancing at Elizabeth and Samuel Powel's House. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | Marriage of Martha Dandridge Custis and George Washington | |
| 1779/01/06 | George Washington | Groom | George and Martha Washington celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary with dinner and dancing at Elizabeth and Samuel Powel's House. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | Marriage of Martha Dandridge Custis and George Washington | |
| 1850/00/00 | Mary Cadwalader Jones | Born | Mary Cadwalader Jones, a descendant of two prominent Philadelphia families, the Rawles and the Cadwaladers, is born in the Powel House at 244 South 3rd Street. | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 1918/00/00 | The room behind the Powel House's ballroom on the second floor is dismantled and sold, now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1921/00/00 | Architectural Woodwork and Plasterwork from the Second Floor Front Parlor of the Samuel and Elizabeth Powel House is sold, now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art | Powel House | Philadelphia, PA |
| Particulars for Room from the Powel House, Philadelphia: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Architectural Remnant | ||
| Area of Design | Decorative Arts | ||
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture | Architectural Style dressed with classical Greece and Rome details, current between 1714 and 1830 | |
| Sight Category | Object | ||
| Architecture Attribute | Ornamental Finish | architectural decorative design, typically wood, stone tile or plaster | |
| Building Material | Wood | ||
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