Settee

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Settee

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.2 a-b

Description

Double chair-back settee a. Roughly rectangular chair backs joined at ears; serpentine crest rails end in scrolled ears; six leaf-shaped, carved motifs on crest rails help to visually connect crest rails to stiles and to splats; uprights are carved and tapered; splats consist of strapwork framed by two small and two large interconnected C-curves above a four-ribbed device flares out at top and bottom with C-curve at top and S-curve at bottom; piercings have softly-arched points above a rounded top and are connected in the middle by a spool-shaped device; bottom of splats have incised volutes visually connected to S-shaped profile; platform-type shoes have deep moldings along center; arms are roughly in the shape of an elongated C-curve joined to a slight S-curved support; compass-shaped seat has roughly hewn corner blocks; cabriole legs have acanthus-leaf with pendant carving at knee and have C-shaped carvings in outline to connect legs and seat rail; on claw and ball foot there is a bit of webbing between talons and talons are slightly undercut; rear legs are rounded in section and are visually connected to seat rail by means of brackets. b. Canvas worked seat of overall scrolls, flowers and leaves pattern with flower-filled urn in center and birds flanking; variegated brown background with greens, blues, reds, yellows, and white. Label attached beneath rear seat rail: "This belonged to Miss Caroline White Died 1941".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: Mid-18th century Date made: r. 1734 - 1767

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.87.2 A-B
MP.87.2a-b
MP 71

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

40-1/8 in

Width

59-1/4 in

Depth

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 40 1/8 x 59 1/4 x 21 in. (101.9 x 150.5 x 53.3 cm)

Material

Mahogany, Deal, Wool, Canvas, Linen

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Missing left rear corner block; missing piece at top left of right hand splat.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miss Caroline White, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

When the needlework slip seat was conserved at Peebles Island in 1987, it was assigned a temporary number as a separate object, however, it is part of the settee and was accessioned as a component of MP.87.2 a-b (part b) when the settee was accessioned; the conservation report and photos have been added to the object file for MP.87.2 a-b [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 6/19/2015].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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