Armchair

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

MP.88.303

Description

One of a pair of spindle-back arm chairs with caned seats, painted gray; broad, flat, curved crest rail with cut-out in center; three baluster and reel turned spindles in back, two under each arm; simple turned curved arms; splayed simply turned front legs with flattened ball feet and turned stretcher; slightly shaped turned rear uprights with plain stretcher and two plain stretchers on each side.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Crest rail broken

Height

29-1/2 in

Width

20 in

Depth

19-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 20 x 19 1/2 in. (74.9 x 50.8 x 49.5 cm)

Material

cane, Probably Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Splits in three of the four; Badly chipped and cracked paint overall; .302: Left arm rail split and loose; front of seat frame cracked; gouge in top of crest rail, painted over; crack in front of left rear upright; .303: Crest rail with spindles broken off; left ball foot broken.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

MP.88.300 - Armchair - Part of set MP.88.301 - Armchair - Part of set MP.88.302 - Armchair - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Evaluated as a group of 4 with MP.88.302-.303.

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of pair

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Wicker Room