▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁at ▁the ▁museum , ▁but ▁eventually ▁shift ed ▁its ▁focus ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Village , ▁where ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁reach ▁out ▁to ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁five ▁bor ough s . ▁ ▁Collection ▁The ▁Museum ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁items ▁compr ises ▁the ▁poss essions ▁of ▁the ▁T red well s , ▁the ▁wealth y ▁merchant - class ▁family ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁furn iture , ▁decor ative ▁arts , ▁cl othing , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁books , ▁household ▁items , ▁and ▁personal ▁items . ▁High light s ▁include ▁a ▁suite ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁ma h og any ▁side ▁ch airs ▁attributed ▁to ▁ren owned ▁furn iture ▁mak er ▁Dun can ▁Ph y fe , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁matching ▁six - g lo be ▁gas ▁ch and el iers , ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁dress es ▁and ▁numerous ▁fashion ▁access ories ▁that ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁T red well ▁women . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁No H o ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁Category : National ▁Historic ▁Land marks ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁Category : H istor ic ▁American ▁Build ings ▁Survey ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁Category : F eder al ▁architecture ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state