American Seymour Genealogy

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====== The First Mayor's "Mohogany Desk And Book Case" ======

{{mahogany_desk.jpg|The First Mayor's "Mohogany Desk and Book Case"}}

**THE FIRST MAYOR'S "MOHOGANY DESK AND BOOK CASE"**

The desk is shown open, and set within it is the sugar bowl of a silver tea set
also owned by the First Mayor. The central space in the broken pediment carries
a basket of flowers executed in mahogany. The band of carving in low relief
immediately below the pediment is of extreme beauty, but does not clearly show
in the photograph. This is a superb piece of cabinet work by Samuel Prince, of
New York, and is owned by a descendant of Mary Juliana (Seymour) Chenevard. This
is the only piece of furniture specified in the First Mayor's will. The
Metropolitan Museum was at one time desirous of securing it to add to its
collection of cabinet work of the period.

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