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Item
Windsor chair
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2011-0261
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1790 - 1820
Place of Manufacture
Unknown
Size
27.5" x 19.625" x 14.625"
Material
Ash; oak; possibly other woods
Surface Treatments
Chair has been repainted green with some remnants of the original green paint visible.
Condition
Overall good condition with the exception of the missing top half. Piece appears to have been re-painted, stripped and then refinished.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Four turned, splayed legs inserted into a solid ash seat. Two turned stretchers on either side between the front and back legs and a central turned stretcher between the two side stretchers. Thirteen turned spindles dowled into the seat. The front two spindles are more elaborately turned than the rest. A bent rail is attached along the top to each spindle. Remnants of a probable original arm rests remain. The spindles have been cut at the top of the rail and there is evidence for the top bent support. The piece was probably originally green but has subsequently been painted green again, stripped and refinished. Remnants of the later green paint remain on the base. There are scribe lines visible on some of the stretchers. The seat is molded with an incised line around the back half of the seat about an inch from the spindles.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Provenance
Descended in the family of Lewis Stirling (1786-1858) and his wife, Sarah Turnbull (1789-1875).
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2011-06-30
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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