Armchair

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.397

Description

Chair, arm: bent-arm Windsor; bowed cresting rail, of rectangular section, bent to form upturned flattened arms; nine whittled round spindles and four half-spindles set into seat and rail; solid seat, saddle-shaped; H-stretchers, bulbous, with greatest diameter at center of each, with slight rings flanking center of mid-stretcher; splayed legs, boldly turned in vase shapes, taper to bottom.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John DeWitt

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1797

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

35-1/4 in

Width

21 in

Depth

23 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 35 1/4 x 21 x 23 in. (89.5 x 53.3 x 58.4 cm)

Material

hickory, Pine, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: 20th century green paint.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.374 - Chair, side - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Bar