Armchair

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.232

Description

Chair, arm: banister-back; cresting rail upper edge arched and shaped in cyma curves, set between stiles; stiles topped by knobbed globular finials, turned in vase, truncated cone shapes, with lower portions round; 4 reeded banisters dowelled into cresting rail and cross-rail; round set rails; splint seat, apparently original; arms, curved and flat, rolled at ends; arms supported by vase-turned upper portion of front legs, which are round and ring turned, terminating in turned feet, flared at bottom; at each side and at rear, 2 round stretchers; 2 front stretchers turned in bulbous vase forms; old reddish-brown paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1730

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40-1/2 in

Width

24 in

Depth

20-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 40 1/2 x 24 x 20 1/2 in. (102.9 x 61 x 52.1 cm)

Material

hickory, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Splint seat damaged and brittle. Legs worn down by use.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Lean-to Chamber