Chair

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

additional chairs

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

92.4.2

Description

Arm chair England c. 1800 Mahogany with gilt Descended in the Allston family One of a set of four George III Armchairs (Allston) Set of Four George III Painted and Decorated Armchairs, C.1800, Each with Turned Crestrail with Rectangular Tablet Above Four Intersecting Circles, Caned Seat on Ring Turned - Splayed Legs. Owned in Mid-Nineteenth Century By Gov and Mrs. R.F.W. Allston. 4/27/05: Painted black and gilt-decorated, this arm chair is one of a set of two. (Another set of two combine to form the set of four.) It has a scrolled back and crane-neck arms, outflaring turned front legs and back splat of four interlocking circles topped by a small central tablet which connects to the crest rail.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

92.4.

Source or Donor

Wilson, Adele (Mrs. Fraser)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1790 - 1815

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

32-3/4 in

Width

21-1/2 in

Depth

22-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Seat height: 16"

Location

Room

201

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

201

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Cane is in very good condition,, paint is chipped in areas ana gilt is worn

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Structure is sound. Surface scratches overall; loss to gilding on arms; gouges along edges and top proper left surface of seat rails ( appear to have been re-gilded) Ring turnings on legs show evidence of loss to gilding Parts Missing: None

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Joyce Keegan

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allston, Adele Petigru

Person or Organization

Allston, Robert Francis Withers

Related Entries

Notes

87.1.1, 87.1.2, 92.4.1

General Notes

Note

Notes: An elegant chair, it may have been made in New York, based on other examples having the same leg formation. The crane-neck arm, attached high on the back, were "a la mode." See Charles Montgomery, American Furniture, The Federal Period. Figures 455 & 467 Status: OK Location Details1: 1 Categ 3: 87.1.1-2, 92.2.1-5

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 23, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 26, 2023