Name/Title
Chair, CornerEntry/Object ID
98.7.1Description
One wicker corner chair, of rectilinear design, with designs executed primarily in reed, with other elements of wood, cane and rattan. The skirt and back exhibit vertical reed and ball work, the balls creating a diamond motif. The corners and outside edges display scrolls of reed. The original label of the Heywood-Wakefield Company is located on the back rail. The Heywood-Wakefield Company was in operation from 1897-1930, and was located in Boston with retail outlets in New Your City, Chicago, and San Francisco. The chair is in good condition, with only one vertical reed and ball piece missing from the right back of the chair.
The chair was originally located in the Aiken-Rhett House in Charleston, South Carolina.
Chair having V-shaped and rolled crest rail, over spindle and scroll decorated back, on square seat, over apron with conforming spindle and scroll decoration, on tapered legs with knob and bun feet.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
98.7.Source or Donor
Mrs. Kenyon C. Bolton, IIIAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Mrs. Kenyon C. Bolton, IIIInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Maker's Mark: label on back of chair-rail "Heywood-Wakefield"Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Chair, CornerNomenclature Primary Object Term
ChairNomenclature Sub-Class
Seating FurnitureNomenclature Class
FurnitureNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Height
26-1/2 inWidth
31 inDepth
33 inMaterial
Reed, Rattan, Wood, CaneLocation
Location
Building
AR SECOND FLOOR STAIRHALLCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
evidence of worms, reed in fragile conditionNotes
Evidence of worms, reed in fragile conditionGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: photo in folder to be scannedCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 1, 2002Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023