Chair, side

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.439

Description

Chair, side: arched, carved, pierced cresting rail, set between stiles; stiles square of section, topped by candle-flame finials and turned in ball, vase, spool shapes, exception at joints with cresting and cross rails, and below seat; cane back with two vertical members, molded, set into crest and cross rail; rectangular seat rails doweled into stiles and set atop front legs; cane seat; front legs turned in vase shapes with block-stop remaining at junctures with stretchers and terminating in turned feet; vase-turned front stretcher set high; side and rear stretchers set low and rectangular; black paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1690 - 1720

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

46-1/8 in

Width

17-1/2 in

Depth

16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 46 1/8 x 17 1/2 x 16 in. (117.2 x 44.5 x 40.6 cm)

Material

Beech, cane

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Condition report on file 12-1982. Wood identified as beech by Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Remarks: Details of condition: Cane not original; replacement. Paint new.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Rensselaer Family, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Van Rensselaer family possession

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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