Chair

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

FOC.2001.2.R13-R14

Description

Two Black Crackle Henzey Sack-back Arm-Serpentine, This example of a sack back chair was modled after a chair by Joseph Henzy. Joseph Henzy worked in Philadelphia from 1765-1780 and specialized in the production of Windsor Chairs.

Collection

HCF Friends of Courthouse

Acquisition

Accession

FOC.2001.002.

Source or Donor

J.R. Dimes & Company, Ltd.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Purchase, Friends of the Courthouse

Made/Created

Date made

2001

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Location

Building

Courthouse

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: The Sack-back chair was developed in Philadelpha in the 1760's. and became popular due to its attractiveness and comfortable seating. Sack backs are a derivation of the comb-back, with the diff. between the two being that on sacks backs, from the arm rail upward, the back spindles are contained within a bent bow or sack, which was tenoned to the arm rail. it has been said that the bow shaped back was created in order that a sack could be placed over the back of the chair to protect the sitter from crafts. Baluster form legs , as you see here, were, the most popular style of leg, followed by the bamboo style turning toward the end of the 18thC.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 5, 2005

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023