Name/Title
Field Marshall's Civil War Rocking ChairEntry/Object ID
1996.F.105Description
Wooden folding chair with upholstered seat. Upholstery, rug panel, has a dark maroon outside edge back, The border has a vine and leaf design with basket on point wtih leaves protruding. Top of chair has an aditional wood detail with four balls along with cirved wood. Below is a slightly wood accent wih 1/4 circle design and wood accent below. Rug panel has a seven short spindles below. Arms come straight out from the collapable sides and are covered with the rug and have 4" fringe trim. The trim completely surrounds the arm held on with upholstery tacks. The arms lower with knobs on the sides. Seat is a sling design with front with fringe in the front. Bottom rung between the legs in the front and back.
Back of chair shows the bottom of the carpeting and has upholstery trim around the wood edge. Bottom has a loose piece of sack that is not attached on the sides. The front edge has upholstery tacks with a cardboard strip that looks newer.
Used as a field marshall's chair in Civil War.
RIPLEY — A local furniture business in Ripley has withstood the test of time.
After 175 years, Vail Furniture is still owned and operated by the original family who founded the store in 1844.
Although there are no Vails left in name, the business still lies within family, manager David Lowry said. Kathryn Goodwin is the current owner and her husband was a descendant of Isaiah Vail, founder of the store.
Vail Furniture is among one of the oldest family owned furniture stores in the country, Lowry said.
Although not the original location, the current building at 103 North Church St. in Ripley that was built in the 1930s gives the business some longevity.
This old style register once used in the store is one way Vail Furniture shows its history. During the time of its opening, it was common for furniture makers and funeral home operators to be one and the same. Isaiah Vail was a woodworker who not only made furniture but caskets as well. Vail Funeral Home and Vail Furniture were neighboring businesses, owned by the same family.
The businesses separated as entities in the 1960s but shared management until the 1990s. https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2019/11/ripley-furniture-store-still-sturdy-after-175-years-of-business/ 3 Nov 2019Collection
Military Collection, Saddler Family CollectionDimensions
Height
38 inWidth
23 inDepth
24 in
