Chair, side

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

SS.89.14

Description

One of a set of eight fancy painted chairs with landscapes painted on back supports: slightly arched rounded crest rail with double urn turnings (bottom to bottom) flanking cylinder; rear uprights flare backward to meet restrail, flattened faces end in point, series of 4 ring turnings below; arched, roughly rectangular back supports visually joined to uprights by four discs; caned seat; slightly shaped side seat rails; 'rolled' front seat rail; turning on front legs follows: cup, flattened ball, reel, flattened ball, reel, 19 rings, tapered foot ending in ball; 2 side stretchers one rear stretcher; turnings on front stretcher as follows: flaring element, 7 rings, reel, flattened ball, reel 7 rings, tapering element; originals grained finish survives in part; decoration in bronze powders as follows: (on crest rail) leafy decoration; (on rear upright) leafy decoration, single line down face and edging, 4 ring turnings; around edges of seat rails and leafy decoration on front seat rails; on the face of selected turnings on the front legs and stretchers; floral devices on discs on back. Landscapes painted as follows: (14) seated man fishing in stream, house and trees to right, 3 structures of graduated sizes (one masonry) on left.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1835 - 1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

33-3/4 in

Width

18 in

Depth

20 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 33 3/4 x 18 x 20 in. (85.7 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Material

Maple, ash

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Except for landscapes, finish and most bronze decoration worn, seats recently recaned, seat rails have been dismantled, cut and re-plugged.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dr. Gouverneur Cruger, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

SS.89.13 - Chair, side - Part of set SS.89.15 - Chair, side - Part of set VC.99.1 - Chair, side - Similar item VC.99.2 - Chair, side - Similar item SS.89.16 - Chair, side - Part of set SS.89.17 - Chair, side - Part of set SS.89.18 - Chair, side - Part of set SS.89.19 - Chair, side - Part of set SS.89.20 - Chair, side - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Two of the set (SS.89.15 & 20) were in the exhibition "Visions of Washington Irving" 10/91-12/91; see bibliography tab for these two records (or Visions catalog) for more information. Boscobel curator Jennifer Carlquist came to Sunnyside for a research appointment and thought these chairs were very quirky and unusual. She thought the seats had been replaced (they would have had rush seats originally) and that they might have been Connecticut chairs painted in New York, although there is nothing to identify the scenes as specifically Hudson River Valley [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 11/8/2016].

Note Type

General Note

Note

One of a set of eight.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Irving's Bedroom