Chair, side

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, side

Entry/Object ID

PM.65.730

Description

Side chair with curved and flat top cresting rail: curved stiles; turned front legs, terminating in Spanish feet; turned front legs blocked in area of front stretcher; turned front stretcher; reupholstered in leather, at time of cataloging upholstered in blue striped linen.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1668 - 1733 Date made: r. 1668 - 1733

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

BOX 372

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

43-1/2 in

Width

14-1/4 in

Depth

18-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 43 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (110.5 x 36.2 x 47 cm)

Material

Maple, Leather

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Wood and paint surface worn and chipped overall: old upholstery nail holes on back of crest rails and stiles; edges of stiles have gouges and chips especially toward base; proper left leg has large area of wear with paint worn off; proper right leg is very scratched at edges; front legs have worn edges and paint surface; front stretcher has multiple chips; proper left turning has multiple gouges; upholstery and tacks in good condition; the truncated Spanish feet are the result of original glued on toes having been lost.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Wood identified as "red oak" and "NY" in microscopic analysis at Winterthur Museum 1978 via Neil Kamil [handwritten notes found in Kate's old files, 3/2013 by Jessa J. Krick].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Attic, NW Corner