Chair, side

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.377

Description

Chair, side: hoop (or bow)-back Windsor; with braced back; upright arched cresting rail, of rectangular section, set into seat; nine whittled round spindles set into rail and seat; solid seat, strongly saddle-shaped, with "bobtail" at rear, into which are dowelled two diagonal whittle splints which brace back; H-stretchers, strongly turned, bulbous, with greatest diameter at center of each; with slight rings flanking center of mid-stretcher; splayed legs, boldly turned in vase forms, taper to bottom; unpainted.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John DeWitt

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

37 in

Width

19-1/2 in

Depth

20-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 37 x 19 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (94 x 49.5 x 52.1 cm)

Material

Pine, hickory, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Legs (worn down), spliced in modern times.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.378 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

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Curatorial Remarks

Note

Although not unlike those of the CT maker Eb Tracy, might tentatively be attributed on stylistic grounds (details of turnings, bow, etc., and general proportions) to John DeWitt, a NYC and Upper Hudson River Valley (Kingston) Windsor chair maker who was in 1796 commissioned to make Windsor chairs for the redecorated Federal Hall. Advertising in newspapers at least until 1796, he is listed in the directory as early as 1794. Interestingly, the turnings which he used for the Federal Hall chairs were of a type generally thought to be of the period c. 1770. Quality of DeWitt Windsors generally high.

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