Armchair

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.372

Description

Chair, arm: hoop (or bow)-back Windsor; upright semi-circular cresting rail, dowelled into horizontal semi-circular rail, which forms arms, flattened, and curved slightly at fronts; seven whittled round spindles project up through arm-rail into cresting rail; four half spindles set into arm-rail; vase-turned arm supports, raked; solid seat, rather strongly saddle-shaped, into which all spindles, arm supports and legs set; H-stretchers, strongly turned with greatest diameter at center of each; boldly-turned vase and bulb tapered/legs; old black paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

35-3/4 in

Width

23-3/4 in

Depth

20 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 35 3/4 x 23 3/4 x 20 in. (90.8 x 60.3 x 50.8 cm)

Material

hickory, Maple, Pine

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Condition report on file, 6/1982.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Lean-to Room