Chair, dining

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, dining

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.57

Description

Set of six side chairs: bow-shaped cresting rail with scrolled ears; pierced splat resembling Gothic tracery; triangular areas, each with six chips of carving, at top of splat; plain stiles and seat rails; gadrooned apron in front; side rails have cyma-curved dip before joining rear legs; slip seat upholstered in green bourette; rounded front corner blocks; triangular rear; plain cabriole forelegs with heavy claw-and-ball feet with angular knuckles, plain rectangular rear legs splay back; each chair numbered in Roman numerals on rear seat rail, from three to eight.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1760 - 1770

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

39 in

Width

23-1/8 in

Depth

22 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 39 x 23 1/8 x 22 in. (99.1 x 58.7 x 55.9 cm)

Material

Bourette, Pine, Mahogany

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.56 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.58.55 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.58.54 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.58.53 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.58.58 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Neg. no.: 634; VC214; SHR-P-62 N.B. Set of six chairs in collection; originally set of at least eight.

Note Type

General Note

Note

1of6

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Upper Hall