Chair, side

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1378

Description

Dutch marquetry inlaid mahogany side chair with maroon leather seat; crest rail has two end-to-end scrolling leaf motifs from which a flowering vine extends down the stiles; the same scrolling leaves and floral motif appears on the lower rail with the floral extending up the stiles; three pierced vertical splats form back with linear inlays following the contour of the piercings, diamond shapes at center; decoration of front set rail matches that of the crest with one flower terminating stems on either side; decoration of side seat rails matches, with leaf-scrolls now in the corners and the flowers meet at center; trapezoidal leather seat, fastened to the seat rail by gold-tone studs; square tapered legs, two having inlaid flutes at front; on the underside of the seat rail, impressed Roman numeral "IIII".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

36 in

Width

19-1/2 in

Depth

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 36 x 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (91.4 x 49.5 x 39.4 cm)

Material

Leather, Mahogany, Boxwood ?

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.94.1381 - Chair, side - Part of set MP.94.1377 - Chair, side - Part of set MP.94.1383 - Chair, side - Part of set MP.94.1379 - Chair, side - Part of set MP.94.1380 - Chair, side - Part of set MP.94.1382 - Chair, side - Part of set MP.94.1384 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

See family room charts for General's Room. See family index cards for Library.

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of a set of eight; bought by Mrs. C. L. Barton from Cyphers in New York City c. 1860.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom