Armchair

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.232

Description

Armchair, tall rectangular back, inclined toward rear: and upholstered with brown leatherette, with buttons; slender vase-turned arm supports, beneath straight rounded-ended leather-padded arms; leather upholstered seat; bulbous turned front legs, in form of inverted vase; rectangular rear legs; casters.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

48-1/4 in

Width

23-1/8 in

Depth

48-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 48 1/4 x 23 1/8 x 48 1/8 in. (122.6 x 58.7 x 122.2 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Leatherette, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Mold was found under the seat cushion of this chair during Winter Cleaning. The chair was thoroughly vacuumed and the cushion and chair were exposed to sunlight during Winter Cleaning. This area should be watched for future problems.

Notes

Remarks: Kate Johnson and Scott Merritt examined this object for inclusion in the Winter Antiques Show. Condition is OK, but upholstery tacks are white thumb tacks that have been painted brown and upholstery is leatherette, not fine materials.

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Reupholstered in 1961.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859), Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

There is a Daniel Huntington sketch of a chair similar to this inscribed "Washington Irving's study chair/Library at Sunnyside - March 15/60" in the collection of the Cooper Union Museum (now the Cooper Hewitt), however the front legs shown in the sketch are square, not the turned leg of this object. See object file for photo image from 1942 [Jessa Krick, Collections Manager, 2/24/2016].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Re-upholstered with brown "leather" in 1961.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Study