Armchair

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.783

Description

Bannisterback arm chair: cresting rail top shaped in double arch, and set between stiles; stiles, topped with urn finials round-turned, with vase and ring turnings; 4 molded slats set between crest and cross-rail; rush seat; curved arms, terminating in rolls, and supported by front legs, which are vase, ring, and round-turned; two round-turned stretchers each side, one at rear; front stretcher round-turned, with bulbous ovoid and ring turnings at center; old black paint over red.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1733 Date made: r. 1700 - 1733

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

PCR 1108, 1124
# 281

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

41-1/2 in

Width

27 in

Depth

22-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 41 1/2 x 27 x 22 1/2 in. (105.4 x 68.6 x 57.2 cm)

Material

Maple, rush

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Overall finish is dull, crackled, and bubbled; evidence of old red underlying paint throughout; proper left stile sausage turning has gouge on back ; arms are worn along edges; rush seat is dry and flaky; proper left stretchers have areas of wear; front stretcher at center ball turning is cracked; back stretcher is separated from back; proper back feet are pieced and married together with nails.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Attic, N Center