The Collection
Tour the first-floor public rooms of the historic residence and learn about the Foundation’s collection of 18th and 19th-century furniture, paintings, and objets d’art. Tours are held most Wednesdays and are always free. Advanced online registration is required.
The photograph of the dining room detail captures just a few of the treasures on view.
MRS. JABEZ GOBLE, 1835
Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778-1850), oil on canvas
Long Term Loan: New Jersey Historical Society.
COMPAGNIE DES INDES
DINNERWARE SERVICE, c. 1775
DINNERWARE SERVICE, c. 1775
The tureen is part of the Foundation’s extensive dinnerware service exported by the French East India Company to the colonies. Gift of James Brady.
GEORGE III STERLING 3 LIGHT
CONVERTIBLE CANDELABRA, C. 1799
The candlesticks on the fireplace mantel are examples of ‘Convertible’ candelabras, as arms or branches can be attached for additional lighting.CONVERTIBLE CANDELABRA, C. 1799
‘CHINOISERIE’ WALL PANEL, DETAIL
Gracie, NYC
Gracie, NYC
The dining room is adorned with 29 hand-painted ‘Chinoiserie’ wall panels commissioned by the Drumthwacket Foundation from Gracie Studio, New York City in the 1980s. In the Chinese tradition, plum blossoms represent strength and bravery, while peonies are representative of high office, prosperity, and wealth.
