Side chair with molded hoop-shaped back and vertically pierced splat; in center of crestrail carved anthemion with pendant bellflowers; plain seat rail with molded outside corners; back legs with outward cant; H-shaped box stretchers and one higher between back legs; corner blocks of one piece screwed in.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
circa 1775
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
"11" carved inside seat rail.
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
37-3/4 in
Width
20-7/8 in
Depth
17 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 37 3/4 x 20 7/8 x 17 in. (95.9 x 53 x 43.2 cm)
Material
Mahogany
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Shoe broken and mended.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Van Cortlandt Family, Unknown
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
VC.58.59 - Chair, side - Related
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Chair appears in circa 1910 photograph of the hall, Van Cortlandt Manor.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Northwest Chamber/Prophet's
