Chair

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

FOC.2000.3.1

Description

Side Chair of Mahogany with an upholstered cushion. late classical, C. 1830-1840; Late classical sidechair, mahogany with baluster chaped splat and a removable sear, upholstered in black damask. The terminals of the sidearms are rounded.

Collection

HCF Friends of Courthouse

Acquisition

Accession

FOC.2000.003.

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

32-1/2 in

Width

18-1/2 in

Depth

17-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Cushion: Front to back:16.25", side to side 16"

Location

Location

Building

Courthouse

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Historic Charleston County Court House

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Old repairs on back legs and front of seat.Repairs to the foot of the proper right(PR) leg. A 1" scratch begins at 13" from base of PR. There are chips in the veneer on front proper Left(PR) leg from 12" to 13.5". Nicks begin at .5" form PR front of seat and continue for 2". There is a .5" chip beginning at 7.5" on the front of the seat. There are also chips in the veneer beginning at 10.75 to 11.25" from PR. There is a chip in the veneer .25" deep beginning at 15.5" to 16.25" from PR on front of seat. There are nicks starting at 17" to 19" on the PR. side back rail. There is a repair at 20.25" to 21.25" on the PR side back rail..There are micks starting from the PR on the center back rail from28" to 31.75" and a repair from 40" to 40.5" . beginning at 41.75" is a .5" area of chips in the veneer. There is wear at the bottom of the back PR and PL leg. Scratches and marks 6.5" up on Back PL leg. and a 1" scratch at 10.5"

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Centuries and styles of the American Chair 1640-1970 by Robert Bishop ( p.316, similar chair)

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 19, 2005

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

June 7, 2006