Chair, side

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.248

Description

Side chair: yoke shaped cresting rail, rather thick, with shallow curves, set over tops of stiles, and secured by dowels; vase-shaped solid splat, with bevelled edges at rear, set into cross-rail above seat; stiles, raked inward at top and slightly backward, turned in upper portions in shapes of bulbous vase, spool, straight shaft, ring, and vase; lower parts of stiles round-turned; splint seat; seat rails dowelled into posts; two-round turned stretchers each side; round-turned rear stretcher, set low; front stretcher turned in forms of modified small vase; front legs turned concavely immediately above and below seat rails, descending through collar to concave turned leg terminating in small slightly toed-out pad-on-disk feet; painted black; mMaple (stiles, front legs, cresting rail, seat rails, stretchers, cross rail); pine (splat); hickory (splints).

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1700 - 1750

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

41-1/4 in

Width

20 in

Depth

16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 41 1/4 x 20 x 16 in. (104.8 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Material

Pine, hickory, Maple

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Splint seat in poor condition.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.59.227 - Chair, hall - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Free Blacks' Chamber/SE