Chair, side

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.800

Description

Side chair, upholstered in faux leather on paneled back and seat: crest rail straight and rectangular, covered mostly by leather, and set between stiles; stiles, topped with ball and vase finials, blocked at crest, turned in round taper to blocks at cross-rail, and raked backwards; below seat, stiles rectangular and straight, raked slightly at bottom; back formed of two vertical rails beneath cresting rail, set into cross-rail, and covered with brown leather, secured with large-headed brass tacks; leather-covered seat, with brass tacks; vase and ring-turned and blocked front legs, terminating in button feet; rectangular stretcher each side and rear; front stretcher turned in vase and ring forms.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1668 - 1733 Date made: r. 1668 - 1733

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

# 66

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

45-3/4 in

Width

18-1/4 in

Depth

20 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 45 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 20 in. (116.2 x 46.4 x 50.8 cm)

Material

Maple, oak, Faux leather, brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Old wood worm damage throughout; leather seat cracked, buckled and brittle- corners slightly worn; front stretcher slightly worn on top; turned rings have old evidence of being worn; deep crack where front stretcher meets proper right leg; 3/4" vertical crack in front rectangular-shaped block of proper left leg; 3/16" x 1/16" gouge on ball turning in front of proper left leg; 1/2" x 3/8" gouge and wood worm damage on ball finial on proper left side; back side of both ball finials are severely worn and proper left side ball finial has wood worm damage; proper right side bottom stretcher has 1 1/2" x 1/16" wood worm damage holes along top outer edge; rear back feet are severely worn along bottom edge and corners; rear proper left leg has 1/2" x 1/4" gouge from wood worm damage; proper left rear leg has 2 1/4" crack near where back of stretcher meets leg; cracks in wood throughout.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

PM.65.770 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

With .770

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Parlor