Chair, side

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.118

Description

Side chair: yoke-shaped cresting rail, with saddle; inverted stiles, solid vase-shaped splat; uncarved seat rail, with semi-elliptical drop in center of skirt; rectangular stiles splay backward; side stretchers, turned with blocks, joined by one cross stretcher near front; one plain rear stretcher high between rear legs; slip seat; cabriole legs, with incised lambrequins and scrolls at corners of the knees; terminating in pad-on-disk feet. Matching chair in pair (VC.58.117) has Roman numeral "IIV' carved in back rail.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1740 - 1750

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

38-1/4 in

Width

22 in

Depth

21-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 22 x 21 1/2 in. (97.2 x 55.9 x 54.6 cm)

Material

Cherry, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Old finish very scratched. Seat rails quite damaged. No large seat blocks. Minor repair (glueing of chip, 1960 P.S.) VC.58.118 in worse condition than VC.58.117. Finish is very scratched on rails and stretchers. 1/10/00 Slip seat upholstered to dark red douvette. As of 1/10/00 the chairs have slip seat covered in the reproduction pheasant printed cotton, to match the bedhangings in the Northeast bedchamber.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.117 - Chair, side - One of pair

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of a

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Northeast Chamber/Catherine's