Chair, side

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.262

Description

Side chair: yoke-shaped cresting-rail set over tops of stiles and secured by nails; vase-shaped solid splat, with edges slightly bevelled at rear, set into cross-rail above seat; stiles, raked very slightly backward, turned in upper portions in shapes of bulbous vase, spool, shaft, vase; in lower sections, stiles round-turned; rush seat; seat rails dowelled into posts; two round-turned stretchers each side, one at rear, set low; front stretcher turned in shapes of modified small vase, bulb, bulb, small vase; front legs turned concavely above seat rails; below seat rails, front legs turned in shape of concave trumpet, terminating in small rounded pad feet; old red paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

41-1/4 in

Width

19-1/2 in

Depth

15-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 41 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (104.8 x 49.5 x 38.7 cm)

Material

rush, Pine, Maple, hickory

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Dry rot all four posts, especially left front leg. Rush seat rather new. Red paint, probably original, now looks grey.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.59.265 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.59.263 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.59.264 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Handwritten "Condition report" says: This chair (VC.59.262) is listed as part of a set of 4 but shows no relation to others. VC.59.264 is also different from VC.59.263 and .265.

Note Type

General Note

Note

1of 4; Misc.: Especially crude rural chair. Narrow, tight proportions; poor craftsmanship demonstrated in turnings, choice of woods, etc. Materials: Pine--stiles, front legs, splat; maple--cresting rail, cross rail; hickory--stretchers.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Kitchen