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Item
Hall chairs
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2014-0019
Other Name
Chair
Object Type
Furniture
Date Created
1851 - 1857
Place of Manufacture
New York, New York or New Orleans, Louisiana
Size
67.25" x 22" x 21.25"
Material
Oak
Marks/Inscription/Labels
None
Surface Treatments
Replaced elements with rubbed black paint to try to match.
Condition
Overall fair condition. Significant alterations and poor restoration. Similar examples of these chairs have 4 arches rather than the 5 in these chairs, which intersect awkwardly with the legs. Insect damage.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Set of two oak gothic revival style hall chairs each topped with central trilobate finial on a spire with crocketts. Three crocketts are applied along the outer length of each span of a pointed gothic arch that forms the crest rail of the stand. The crest is constructed using two pieces of oak . The back is designed with a two quatrefoil medallions and interlacing tracery. The two stiles take the form of spires and are also capped by crocketts. Pierced tracery runs the length of each stile. Back splat is pegged to stiles. The seat is hinged with a glove well. Seat rails have blind tracery. A strip of pierced tracery appears along the front rail in a 1976 publication (Gothic Taste in America, 29), but the chair has subsequently undergone a poor restoration that replaced the remnants of the original and added a like pattern under the side rails. It is unclear if the chairs originally had this detail under the side rails. The replacement tracery with 5 arches may not accurately replicate the number of arches on the original. The replacement tracery, which is nailed to the rails, is painted black and distressed. The front leg carries through the design of the stiles. The chair has ogee back legs.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Provenance
Original to Stanton Hall in Natchez, Miissssippi.
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2014-07-10
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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