Chair, Hall

Object/Artifact

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Chair, Hall

Entry/Object ID

1955.004.001

Description

English carved oak side chair. Has curved crest with acornish finials at either end. Back rest consists of five baluster spindles on top half, open bottom half. Straight turned blocked legs, straight rear legs, two parallel front stretchers, trumpet-turned. Has removeable beige seat cushion. Has two labels on base that read: Barn and 74 respectively. Also reads 18/01 in chalk. See 1955.004.002, .003, and .004. Lorraine Gilligan note has stated that the piece is, "Probably in the original William Robertson Coe Estate. A pair of chairs similar to these appear in Miss Pettet's photographs of the Coe Foundation penthouse in New York City, NY.

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Caratzola/Crivello

Acquisition

Accession

1955.004.001

Source or Donor

Coe Estate, from NYC,

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

England

Notes

Date: 17th Century-19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Chair, Hall

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

45-1/2 in

Width

19 in

Depth

14-3/4 in

Material

Wood, Fabric, Textile, Textile: Oak

Location

* Untyped Location

Children’s Wing Hallway

Building

Coe Hall

Date

June 20, 2024

Location

* Untyped Location

Guest Wing Hall

Building

Coe Hall

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

* Untyped Location

Guest Wing Hall

Building

Coe Hall

Location

Building

Storage, Coe Hall

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 20, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Aug 9, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Needs work: Insect damage throughout. Lorraine Gilligan states on 4/20/1990: "Finial missing, perhaps seat has been replaced. Some decay of stretchers. Repairs have been made to stretchers and legs."

Notes

Damage Information: Insect Damage

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 19, 2007

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: William Robertson Coe William Robertson Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Notes: Lorraine Gilligan note has stated that the piece is, "Probably in the original William Robertson Coe Estate. A pair of chairs similar to these appear in Miss Pettet's photographs of the Coe Foundation penthouse in New York City, NY.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 19, 2007

Updated By

mpenny@plantingfields.org

Update Date

February 14, 2025