Armchair

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.393

Description

Chair, arm; "ladder-back"; stiles round and ring turned, with pointed onion finials, round turned below juncture of seat rails; four flattened arched slats, curved, set between stiles; curved and rolled downward-slanting arms; arm supports, which are upper extensions of front legs, vase-turned; round seat rails set into stiles and legs; splint seat; front legs round and ring turned; feet worn away; two stretchers, round, each side, one at rear; two front stretchers, thinly vase and ring turned.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

43-1/2 in

Width

23-1/4 in

Depth

21-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 43 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. (110.5 x 59.1 x 54.6 cm)

Material

hickory, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Red paint old, but not original; seat a replacement.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Wood identified as acer rubrum or red maple 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, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Free Blacks' Chamber/SE