Cupboard

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Cupboard

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.417

Description

Cupboard, corner: molded cornice; chamfered corners; in upper section, 2 doors, surrounded by molding, each having 2 flush panels, open to reveal 2 scalloped shelves; beneath, single door with molding-surround opens to reveal further storage space; molding about base; exterior painted bluish-green, interior, orange-red (Dutch-red).

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1734 - 1767 Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 6 3/6 ft. (2.1 x 2 m.)

Material

Wood (white pine)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some change in condition as a result of Winter Antiques Show installation (plexi window installed temporarily); scuffs in paint from plexi installation on top shelf, left edge and right edge; also chips, one about 1/2" x 1" and two smaller chips in blue paint at lower edge of top section

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Interesting adaption of Chippendale by rural Hudson River Valley artisan. Its squat form suggests the Dutch-influenced origin further indicated by the colors of the paint; its shutter-like doors, with a beaded molding found on window-shutters of the Hudson River Valley, tend to point to a carpenter as its maker.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Commons Room