Chairs (three)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Wood
Description:
Set of three painted neoclassical chairs (two side chairs and one armchair; brown and olive green with gold trim; square back tablet-shaped crest rail with central painted panel of musical trophies, turned stiles, and three shaped splats; trapezoidal caned seat with serpentine front rail; turned legs with front, back, and side stretchers; square panel with concave corners between seat rail and front stretcher decorated with fruit.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling, in Memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Object Number:
1944.221a-c
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Isabel G. Dod. Samuel Bayard Dod was the father of Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
26065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342d
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
26064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342b
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
26063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 20 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 86.4 x 51.4 x 47 cm )
Description:
Painted neoclassical armchair; brown and olive green with gold trim; square back tablet-shaped crest rail with central painted panel of musical trophies; turned stiles, and three shaped splats; curved arms with turned columnar supports; trapezoidal caned seat with serpentine front rail; turned legs with front, back, and side stretchers; square panel with concave corners between seat rail and front stretcher decorated with fruit.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling, in Memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Object Number:
1944.221a
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Isabel G. Dod. Samuel Bayard Dod was the father of Isabel G. Dod.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
26062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (2)
Classification:
Date:
1815-1820
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
each: 33 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 47 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of Mahogany Federal klismos style side chairs; scroll back with slightly contoured crotch-figured crest rail; cornucopia and pineapple carved horizontal splat pierced with irregular circle at center; trapezoidal slip seat with blue textile upholstery; molded saber front legs and swept back rear legs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.205ef
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26060
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Spanish Cedar, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 41.3 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Side chair made of Spanish Cedar (cedrella) with leather upholstery; mortise-and-tenon construction with through tenons; raked square back formed of square stiles and a rectangular crest rail with curved upper edge upholstered with a black leather panel nailed to stiles; square seat upholstered over the rail with black leather (no webbing or other foundation); square legs with front, back and side stretchers; the leather is decorated with panel with concave corners formed of stamped rosettes and leaf motifs with central medallion of stamped rosettes and leaf-motifs; some of the upholsetry tacks appear to be hand forged.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E. Herman Cohn
Object Number:
1942.484
Gallery Label:
According to the donors, this chair was made by the Maricopa Indians for the artist George Catlin (1796-1872). The Maricopas currently live on a reservation in Arizona. Stylistically, the chair resembles Spanish- and French-influenced furniture made west of the Mississippi in the early 19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26059
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (6)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Cherry, textile
Dimensions:
each approx.: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 47 cm )
Description:
Set of six cherry Chippendale side chairs; back with double serpentine crest rail with scrolled ears and pierced splat with interlace design; trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with red silk damask which is tacked with metal tacks to seat rail; straight, reeded front legs, curved back legs, and rectangular side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number:
1870.6a-f
Gallery Label:
The donor's husband received the set of six chairs from his sister-in-law, a granddaughter of Israel Putnam (1718-1790). As major-general in the Continental Army, Putnam played an important part in the battle of Bunker Hill. The set of chairs was used in the Board Room of the Historical Society's Second Avenue Building during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
26057
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of set of 6 Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Cherry, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 97.2 x 51.4 x 47 cm )
Description:
Cherry Chippendale side chair; back with double serpentine crest rail with scrolled ears and pierced splat with interlace design; trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with red silk damask which is tacked with metal tacks to seat rail; straight, reeded front legs, curved back legs, and rectangular side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number:
1870.6f
Gallery Label:
The donor's husband received the set of six chairs from his sister-in-law, a granddaughter of Israel Putnam (1718-1790). As major-general in the Continental Army, Putnam played an important part in the battle of Bunker Hill. The set of chairs was used in the Board Room of the Historical Society's Second Avenue Building during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
26055
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
1 of set of 6 Side Chairs
Classification:
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Cherry, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/8 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 96.8 x 52.1 x 47 cm )
Description:
Cherry Chippendale side chair; back with double serpentine crest rail with scrolled ears and pierced splat with interlace design; trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with red silk damask which is tacked with metal tacks to seat rail; straight, reeded front legs, curved back legs, and rectangular side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number:
1870.6b.deacc
Gallery Label:
The donor's husband received the set of six chairs from his sister-in-law, a granddaughter of Israel Putnam (1718-1790). As major-general in the Continental Army, Putnam played an important part in the battle of Bunker Hill. The set of chairs was used in the Board Room of the Historical Society's Second Avenue Building during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
26053
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood; oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 16 1/4 x 17 in. ( 91.4 x 41.3 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Side chair made from laminated rosewood; curved back pierced and elaborately carved with foliate decoration and central grape leaf and bunch; shaped seat with over-the-rail upholstery and carving at center of bottom of rail;curved, carved legs.
Credit Line:
Presented in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron by their family, Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Burch
Object Number:
1951.282
Gallery Label:
The upholstery on this chair may be original.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
26034
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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