Side chair, Gothic Revival: casters on column feet with ring at center and joined to chair seat; seat rails mortised and tennoned into leg; back rail is a single piece from top to bottom; back rails in the form of ringed columns taper to top; flame back attached with carved pads; back is pointed arch with foliate ends which turn back over themselves; they are surmounted in a foliate finial; within, back is broken into two subsidiary arches which frame upholstery; resulting space is pierced with a quatrefoil; modern black horsehair upholstery in seat and back has woven octagonal pattern alternating rosettes and squares; the chair has been reupholstered in black horsehair; the seat is "buttoned" with five black flowers - made of glazed black cotton and embroidery thread.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
circa 1835
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
48 in
Width
20 in
Depth
18-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 48 x 20 x 18 1/2 in. (121.9 x 50.8 x 47 cm)
Material
Casters, Horsehair, Cotton, Mahogany, Button (s)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Kate Johnson and Scott Merritt examined this chair as a candidate for the Winter Antiques Show and rejected it due to condition isses, in particular the "horrible" finish. The rosettes could be pressed flat with a damp bit of cotton weighed down with a pourous material and weight so each will dry flat.
Notes
Overall Analysis: Reupholstered in 1993. See file for photographs before re-upholstery.
Remarks: Details of condition: Excellent. Some old nicks to legs.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Unknown
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
(Button-tufting upholstery technique was inspired by a suite of mid-century furniture at Montgomery Place.)
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Parlor
