Chair

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

97.9.1

Description

Windsor chair, possibly an original furnishing of the Nathaniel Russell House. The chair is a bow back, nine spindle, faux bamboo Windsor chair. The shaped seat is visually separated from the spindles by a continuous indented line, and has a chamfered front edge. The H stretchers are bulbous on the sides, with bamboo turnings on the connecting piece. The chair is impressed with the mark of Thomas Mason of Philadelphia on the underside of the seat.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

97.9.

Source or Donor

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Middleton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Middleton

Made/Created

Artist

Mason, Thomas

Date made

1800 - 1809

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Maker's Mark: impressed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Name

Windsor Chair

Dimensions

Height

38-1/2 in

Width

20-1/2 in

Depth

19-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Width at hoop: 18.75" Seat height: 17" Seat depth to spindles: 15"

Location

Location

Room

101B

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

June Hawkins

Date

June 24, 2002

Location

Room

101B

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Notes

Wear consistent with usage and age.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Russell, Nathaniel

Person or Organization

Middleton, Nathaniel Russell

Person or Organization

Middleton, Blake

Related Entries

Notes

1999.1.1-12

Provenance

Notes

Descended in the Nathaniel Russell family through the Middleton family line.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Chair was measured and used to reproduce 13 Windsor chairs for NRH by D.R. Dimes and Company of New Hampshire. Susan Buck completed the paint analysis of the chair in 1998. Status: OK Location Details1: 1 Location Details2: 1

Created By

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Create Date

October 16, 1997

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023