Chair, side

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.220

Description

Chair: with yoke-shaped cresting rail, set over tops of stiles, and secured by dowels: vase-shaped solid splat, rear edges bevelled, set into cross-rail above seat; stiles turned in upper portions in forms of vase, bulb, inverted trumpet, vase; lower parts of stiles round-turned, tapering near bottoms; rush seat; seat rails dowelled into posts; front stretcher turned in forms of small vase, large bulbous vase, large bulbous vase, small vase; two round stretchers each side, one at rear, set low; front legs round-turned above and directly below seat rails, descending through collar to modified trumpet, terminating in small toed-out pad-on-disk feet; old reddish paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1767 Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40-1/4 in

Width

21-1/2 in

Depth

16-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 40 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (102.2 x 54.6 x 42.5 cm)

Material

Pine, rush, Maple, hickory

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Seat probably not original.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.59.221 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

w. VC.59.221

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Daughter's Room