Chair

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Dehon Chairs

Origformat: digital; Resolution: 200

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

96.2.1-5

Description

Set of five Philadelphia side chairs c. 1805-1820 in mahogany and ash. The chairs are in klismos form with sabre legs and a molded edge running over the knee, across the side rails, and up te rear stiles. The crest rail has an inlaid panel and, in the center of the back, a foliate carved slat. The chairs are in fine condition with only two repairs to the joints of two legs. The slip seats of the chairs are currently upholstered in blue. They descended in the Dehon and Abbot families of Charleston and Massachusetts. *one in 106 *three in 104

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.2.

Source or Donor

Mrs. Henry M. Abbot

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Mrs. Henry M. Abbot

Made/Created

Date made

1805 - 1820

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Name

Side Chair

Location

Room

104

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

304

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

BSC/LN

Date

November 1, 2012

Notes

Reason: Construction in house

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

Date

July 28, 2004

General Notes

Note

Location Details: Three in 104, one in 105. SF 11/7/2022

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 2, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023