Chair

Furniture

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

2000.7.2

Tags

Needs new photography

Description

Chair having shaped and molded crest rail with center leaf and flower carved decoration and ending in volutes, upholstered and tufted back over upholstered arms, shaped and molded arm supports, over shaped seat, on reeded and turned legs, on bun feet, upholstered.

Context

From one of the bedrooms at the Aiken Rhett House.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2000.007.

Source or Donor

Hutson, Mrs. Henry

Acquisition Method

Gift

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chair

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1860

Place

Location

New York, NY

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

47-5/8 in

Width

29 in

Depth

28 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Fabric

Material Notes

"new fabric"

Colors

Color

Cream, Beige, Yellow

Color Notes

cream colored material with beige and yellow flower and leaf decoration

Location

Location

Building

AR 208

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Crest rail separating and has popped on right side, minor nicks and scratches on legs

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 9, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

June 15, 2023