Chair, corner

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, corner

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.101

Description

Corner chair: semi-circular, flat arm-rail surmounted with shorter molded section; arm-rail terminals end in flat scroll; three turned posts and two solid vase-shaped splats; quarter circle slip seat; deep skirt with cyma curves in lower edge; pointed shod feet; straight rear leg, rounded and tapering. slip-seat upholstered in yellow bourette.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gilbert Ash

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1740 - 1750

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

32-1/4 in

Width

32 in

Depth

21-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 32 1/4 x 32 x 21 1/2 in. (81.9 x 81.3 x 54.6 cm)

Material

Mahogany

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Corner chair reproduced by Harden Furniture Company. Note: The crosshatched lambrequins on the knees were often employed by Gilbert Ash after 1757, according to the late Joseph Downs.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Parlour