Set of five side chairs

Furniture

Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Set of five side chairs

Entry/Object ID

F 76.31.1-.5

Description

Balloon-shaped, rush-seated side chairs with rolled-back rear stiles joined by a rope-turned crest rail flanked by urn turnings. The uncarved slat has a quatrefoil pierced into the central oval panel. An undecorated, narrow slat joins the stiles below. The rush seat has a thin maple casing applied to the outside. Turned front and rear legs are joined by two rungs on the sides, one rung in the rear, and a pair of bowed rungs in front with three ball spacers between them.

Acquisition

Accession

F 76.31

Source or Donor

Robert Herron

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chair - Side

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1815 - 1830

Place

State/Province

Probably New York, New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

33 in

Width

18 in

Depth

16 in

Material

Maple, Ash, Rush

Condition

Notes

"A" The pierced slat is repaired by a conforming lamination on the back. The proper left urn turning in the crest rail is a replacement. The rush seat is a replacement. "B" The pierced slat is repaired. The painted rush seat may be original. "C" The rush seat appears to be a replacement. The upper rund or side stretcher of the proper right side is maple whereas all others are ash; it may be a replacement.

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Robert Herron, Austerlitz, NY, 7/25/76. $450