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Item
Corner chair
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2013-1014
Other Name
Corner chair
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1850 - 1860
Place of Manufacture
France or United States
Size
34" x 27" x 27"
Material
Walnut; unidentified secondary wood; iron; brass; paint
Upholstery
Replaced upholstery. Loose, red synthetic upholstery in imitation of leather covers seat that has tangible hard, rolled edge at front. Arm has hard foundation under upholstery that has been regularly folded and pulled under, then secured by many brass nail-head upholstery tacks. This treatment of tacking is repeated on seat; underside of seat has tangible springs covered in woven jute or hemp tacked to seat frame underside with small iron nails.
Marks/Inscription/Labels
None.
Accessories/Hardware
Iron springs and upholstery tacks. Brass upholstery tacks (possibly replaced).
Condition
Overall excellent condition. Small loss to proper-left lion's head over right eye. Minor scratches to front seat rail.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Chair with wide, heavy circular seat with confronted, intertwined dolphins making openwork back support. Tails of dolphins raise and undulate to create continuous back that dowels into tops of front stiles with large, carved open-mouthed lions. Seat rails and side rails tenon or dowel into legs (joinery concealed). Front legs end in lion paw feet with red talons. Lions' tongues are painted red. Cabriole rear legs that end in underturned foot also hold tenon from seat rail. Back splat and arms made up of six panels of wood. Arms, body, and upper section of large floral scrolls connected by dowels or tenons; 3/4 of dolphin bodies and heads are two carved pieces joined to the upper section; each are joined to a section of seat below. Red synthetic upholstery.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Provenance
Descended in Shields family of Natchez, Mississippi. It is not known if these chairs were owned by Agnes Somerville Shields. According to family documentation, the mate to this chair was in Windsor Lodge, Natchez, Mississippi. Period photographs in the current owner's possession document this chair at Lansdowne at one point, and the other at a log cabin structure identified as Windsor Lodge.
Date Surveyed
2013-07-12
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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