Chair, side

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.398

Description

Chair, side: yoke-shaped molded cresting rail, with central saddle, set over stiles; stiles curved and molded, rectangular in section; vase-shaped solid splat, narrow, set into stepped base set into cross rail between stiles; seat rails set into stiles and atop front legs, with corner blocks; rush seat; spindle-turned rear stretcher; H-stretcher block-and-spindle turned; front legs, turned in thin vase and spool forms above toed-out cabriole legs, terminate in pad-on-disk feet; black-painted.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1720 - 1750

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

43-1/2 in

Width

20-3/4 in

Depth

20-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 43 1/2 x 20 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (110.5 x 52.7 x 51.4 cm)

Material

Pine, Cherry, rush

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Rush seat worn.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

A very similar chair (perhaps identical) is in the collection of the CT Historical Society.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Northwest Chamber/Prophet's