Ernest F. Hagen papers

Collection — Container: Col-0032

Identifier: Col-0032

Dates

Creation: 1881-1913, 1988

Creator

Hagen, Ernest F., 1830-1913. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical / Historical

Ernest F. Hagen (1830-1913) was one of America's most significant cabinetmakers of the nineteenth century. He was also a highly respected authority on Duncan Phyfe and his furniture. Born in Germany, Hagen learned and practiced his trade in New York City. He worked in partnership with J. Matthew Meier from 1858 to 1888 under the name "Meier & Hagen." The focus of Hagen's business grew from furniture making to dealing in antiques. His sons Frederick (1866-1948) and Henry (1877-1927) took over the business in about 1905.

Full Extent

6 items : illustrations

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Location of Originals Note

Holder of originals: Originals in the New York Historical Society.

Related Archival Materials

Further Hagen papers included in: Title--R. T. Haines Halsey Papers (Col. 56). Custodian--at Winterthur..

Summary

Consists of the "original draft" of Hagen's semi-autobiographical manuscript "Personal Experience of an Old New York Cabinet Maker;" his "Duncan Phyfe notes;" a photocopy of an article "Ernest Hagen - Furniture Maker" by Elizabeth Stillinger, Maine Antique Digest (November 1988):8D-13D; and one reel of microfilm (Mic. 465) containing three of Hagen's order books, 1881-1885. The order books include information on suppliers, buyers, and the cost of each step of the process as well as the final price paid by the customer. Sketches of the piece of furniture accompany most of the orders. A variety of furniture types are represented. Among the customers are members of the Theodore Roosevelt family.

Reproduction Note

Order books: Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--New York, NY :; Agency responsible for reproduction--New York Historical Society: Date of reproduction--1963. Physical description of reproduction--1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm.