Wingchair: upholstered red wool; tall back, with wings curving down into out-flaring rolled arms; backward-canted rear stiles; cabriole front legs, terminating in flat pad feet; turned block and spindle stretchers, in H-pattern, with fourth stretcher set above at rear.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
circa 1730
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
49 in
Width
34 in
Depth
26 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 49 x 34 x 26 in. (124.5 x 86.4 x 66 cm)
Material
Wool, Mahogany
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Pad feet, which apparently were cut off, are modern replacements. Small replacement of wood, right front leg. Front stretcher chipped at bottom.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mrs. Paul Leavenworth McCulloch
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Van Cortlandt Family
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Had been upholstered in yellow bourette.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Northeast Chamber/Catherine's
