Chair, side

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.228

Description

Chair: yoke-shaped cresting rail set over tops of stiles and secured by nails; vase-shaped solid splat, with bevelled edges at rear, set into cross-rail above seat; stiles, slightly raked inward and backward, turned in shapes of vase, inverted trumpet, vase and bulb, upper portions; lower parts of stiles round-turned; rush seat with corner blocks; two round-turned stretchers each side, one at rear, set low; front stretcher turned in shapes of small vase, large vase, ring, large vase, small vase; front legs immediately below seat blocks thinly turned in vase and collar, descending in more bulbous-turned modified trumpet form to terminate in toed-out pad-on-disk feet; brown varnish stain; HL on top rail.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1733 Date made: r. 1700 - 1733

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40-3/4 in

Width

21-1/4 in

Depth

19-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 40 3/4 x 21 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (103.5 x 54 x 48.9 cm)

Material

rush, Maple, hickory, Pine

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Finish not original. Rush seat probably replacement. Front stretcher cracked, crudely repaired with screw.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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