Mahogany side chair with yoke-shaped cresting rail with inverted eared cupid's-bow at top: cresting rail set atop curved stiles, chamfered below seat rails; vase-shaped splat, somewhat elaborated; slip seat upholstered to gold-colored linen, seat rail at front carved with half-round pendant; cabriole front legs, terminating in Spanish feet.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1734 - 1767
Date made: r. 1734 - 1767
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
PCR 1055
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
39-5/8 in
Width
21 in
Depth
21-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 39 5/8 x 21 x 21 1/2 in. (100.6 x 53.3 x 54.6 cm)
Material
Mahogany, upholstered slip seat
Condition
Notes
Remarks: There is a 1/4" scratch on scalloped edge of yoke; 1/4" gouge four inches from proper Rt seat corner, on top edge of seat rail; three large cracks in Proper Lt. seat rail at corner, which extend in downward direction toward Lt knee ranging from 2" to 5" in length. Gouge 1/4" X1/8" at Proper Lt seat corner; old cracks palpable in Rt and Lt knees; shallow abrasion measuring 1" on Lt side seat rail; old gouge 1 1/4" X 1/4" on Proper Rt back leg at foot.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Unknown
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Had been upholstered with beige linen and embroidered Tree of Life design.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Second Bedchamber/NW
