FURNITURE PATRONAGE in ANTEBELLUM NATCHEZ - Natchez, Misssissippi

Magazine Antiques, May, 2000 by Jason T. Busch

(32.) For a thorough discussion of this subject see Gail Caskey Winkler, "Influence of 'Godey's Lady's Book' on the American Woman and Her Home: Contributions to a National Culture, 1830-1877" (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988).

(33.) In addition to the sofa in Pl. XIX a dressing table of c. 1824-1835 labeled by Charles White and two Philadelphia bedsteads of c. 1825-1830 remain at Arlington. See also Pl. VI.

(34.) Receipt from Deming and Bulkley, January 19, 1837, and from E. W. Hutchings, November 18, 1856, Leverich family papers (New-York Historical Society, New York City).

(35.) Belter's neighbor Julius Dessoir(w.c. 1842-1866) sold two tete-a-tetes, two stuffed-back chairs, and a table to the Gustines of Natchez in February 1852 (receipt for Gustine from Julius Dessoir, February 1853, Leverich family papers).

(36.) Charles P. Leverich papers, Boxes 1-4, Letters, December 2, 1833 to December 20, 1854 (Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson). The Leveriches married into the Duncan and Minor families.

(37.) In another instance, Charles and Henry Leverich sent a wardrobe of c. 1840 from New York City to their brothers James and William Leverich in New Orleans, who arranged transportation of the wardrobe to Arlington. The documentation of the wardrobe's journey is written on the back of the piece, which is in a private Natchez collection.

(38.) Receipt from Bruner and Moore to F. Surget, October 19, 1860, and canceled check to Bruner and Moore from Francis Surget Jr., November 28, 1860. Surget family papers.

(39.) Francis Surget Jr. to Charles P. Leverich, January 24 and March 17, 1850, Box 4, Charles P. Leverich papers.

(40.) Identical sets of Gothic revival dining chairs owned by Stephen Duncan of Auburn and John T. McMurran of MxIrose suggest that the acquisition of one set influenced the purchase of the other.