Name/Title
Scroll Back Side Chair, American, Probably New York, C.1815-25Entry/Object ID
61.5.1Tags
Needs reviewDescription
Side chair
Probably New York
ca.1815/25
MATERIAL
Scroll Back Side Chair with Caned Seat, Carved Paw Feet, Sabre Legs, and Carved and Gilded Double Cornucopia Horizontal Splat. Foliated Carving on Scrolls. Frame Painted Black with Gilt Designs on Front of Legs and Crest Rail.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
61.5.1Source or Donor
Pinckney, Dr. MorrisAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ChairNomenclature Sub-Class
Seating FurnitureNomenclature Class
FurnitureNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Height
31-3/4 inWidth
17-1/2 inDepth
20 inDimension Notes
Seat tapers toward back.
Width of seat at back: 15"
Seat height: 16.5Location
Location
Room
203Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Moved By
RedDate
February 23, 1998Notes
Until: 07/05/2000Moved By
RedDate
February 23, 1998Notes
Until: 07/05/2000Condition
Overall Condition
FairOverall Condition
FairNotes
Old repair to proper right front leg at side seat rail;
Repaired break at proper left rear leg at side rail;
evidence of stretcher between front legs;
Loss to painted decoration on crest rail;
Loss of gilding on back splat and front feet;
Repaired break to both side stiles at scroll; crack across width of crest rail at point of break;
Overall surfaces scratches to painted finish;
Evidence of support brackets on underside of rear legs at intersection with seat
Parts Missing: NoneGeneral Notes
Note
Tag Date: 2022-11-09 10:25:23
Status: OK
Location Details1: 1
User10: 172005Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 23, 1998Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 24, 2023