Armchair

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.425

Description

Chair, arm: stiles round-turned with rings, with onion finials; 4 slats, curved, and arched at top, set into stiles; straight flat arms; ball-turned braces between stiles and front posts below arms; seat rails set into stiles and posts; rush seat; front posts turned as rear, but with small mushroom finials; round turned stretchers, 2 at front and each side, one at back; dark varnished.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1700 - 1725

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

50-1/2 in

Width

20 in

Depth

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 50 1/2 x 20 x 21 in. (128.3 x 50.8 x 53.3 cm)

Material

rush, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Modern seat, varnish.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Wood identified as hard maple by Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. Identified as "NY, 1660-1680" 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 - Lean-to Chamber