Chair, wing

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chair, wing

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.102

Description

Wing chair: serpentine top rail; wings have incurved top, swell into rounded areas and an inward curve to arms; horizontally rolled arms, ending three-quarters of the way from back of seat; arm supports curve out to meet front edge of seat; very slight swell to front of seat; cushion; leaf-carved knees ending in claw and ball feet; rear legs rectangular and splayed backward; formerly upholstered in yellow bourette; reupholstered in blue damask.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gilbert Ash

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1760 - 1770

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Depth approx.

Height

48 in

Width

34-3/4 in

Depth

32 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 48 x 34 3/4 x 32 in. (121.9 x 88.3 x 81.3 cm)

Material

oak, Mahogany, Gumwood, Poplar

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Repaired 1958. Reupholstered in blue damask - January 1989.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

ASH, GILBERT

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Long, straight-lobed leaves on the knees are cut with a series of crescents along their ribs, a device that recurs on Gilbert Ash's signed chair, made in Wall Street, New York. See Downs and Ralston.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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