Armchair

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.886

Description

Arm chair: "Spindle-back" type; cresting rail carved and pierced, with C-scroll at each side, bud-like sausage carving between; globe and button finials; stiles turned with rings, vases, etc., in baluster form to cross-rail, then round-turned; 5 baluster-turned spindles; cross-rail and wave-like and cupid's bow carving, into which spindles are set; slightly curved arms, on front legs, extended to supports, and turned in ring, vase, ball and round forms; vase and sausage-turned members between stiles and front legs, beneath arms; two rear, and one each side, round-turned stretchers; two front stretchers, turned in vase and sausage forms; rush seat; old black paint. D

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1767 Date made: r. 1700 - 1767

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

1116
#266

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

45-3/4 in

Width

23-7/8 in

Depth

20 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 45 3/4 x 23 7/8 x 20 in. (116.2 x 60.6 x 50.8 cm)

Material

oak, rush

Condition

Notes

Remarks: wood worm holes throughout: large gouge on front of crest rail on proper right area of design; proper left scroll of crest rail has horizontal crack, and old repair; proper left finial has gouge and a piece missing at top; proper right finial has gouge and abrasions; center spindle has been repaired in center-is fragile; last ring turning on proper right stile has large crack in back and has a deep gouge in front; proper left stile has old gouge inherent in wood at top and scratches throughout; arms are heavily worn: proper left knuckle has gouges and repairs that extend to the arm; rush seat replaced;front legs have gouges and scratches; all four legs shortened; front upper stretcher has old gouge in center; proper left foot has gouge and is missing wood; proper left foot, last turning, has deep gouge. 12/7-Both arms loose at seat rail, front & back.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Wood identified as "green ash NY" in microscopic analysis at Winterthur Museum 1978 via Neil Kamil [handwritten notes found in Kate's old files, 3/2013 by Jessa J. Krick].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Attic, NW Corner