Chair, Folding

Name/Title

Chair, Folding

Entry/Object ID

2014.025.005

Tags

Needs new photography

Description

Folding wood campaign chair with slats

Context

Despite the fact both of these campaign chairs were made by a New York furniture manufacturer, they have a history of use in the Civil War by Confederate soldiers in the Williams and Aiken-Martin families.

Collection

Nathaniel Russell House

Acquisition

Accession

2014.025

Source or Donor

George Williams

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of George and Harriet Williams

Made/Created

Manufacturer

S. Harrison & Son

Date made

1850 - 1860

Place

Location

New York, NY

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamped

Transcription

S. HARRISON & SON

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Chair, Folding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Name

Campaign chair

Material

Mahogany

Location

Location

Building

NR STORAGE - 3RD FLOOR OVAL ROOM

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Provenance

Notes

By descent through the Joseph Aiken family

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 26, 2015

Updated By

vperry@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

January 7, 2025