Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1966.076.04.3

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1841

Description:

Side Chair. Modified Klismos form, with bowed, rectangular crest rail having rounded ends and extending beyond juncture with stiles; narrower horizontal rail framed between stiles halfway from seat to crest; face of both rails veneered; S-curved stiles of back are cut on fronts to receive crest rail and are rectangular in section with slightly rounded front surfaces; stiles form continuous curve with side seat rails which are rectangular in section with rounded tops; curved front seat rail; cabriole front legs, with rectangular cross-section and slightly rounded front edges; square back-curving rear legs. Slip seat, with white pine frame, rests on front and rear seat rails and is attached to them by wood screws. Original fabric upholstery of floral weave in blue and white. Front seat rail maple; rear seat rail birch; both veneered with mahogany. Probably original triangular white pine corner blocks. Piece seems to have been cut from fabric, visible underneath on right side, leaving a row of nail holes in slip seat frame. roman numeral "V" chiseled on slip seat frame. Varnish yellowed and flaking. Screw meant to join back of slip seat to seat rail is missing. Several chips in veneer, on both rails of back, as well as on front seat rail. Repair at juncture of left stile with crest rail. Four nails in rectangular formation on bottom of rear seat rail apparently once held a label. One of a set of 3.

Material:

Wood
Textile

Dimensions:

H-35.5 W-17.125 D-19.625 inches

Provenance:

Descended to husband of donor from his Goss ancestors who lived in Concord, NH, in the mid-19th century. Family history suggests that the furniture once belonged to Daniel J. and Mary G. Hoyt of Concord, NH.

Credit Line:

Donated by George and Myrtle Goss, Jamestown, Tennessee

People:

Hoyt, Daniel J. (1818-1847), Hoyt, Mary G. (1815-1880), Goss (2), Goss, Myrtle (c. 1887- ), Goss, George F. ( -1941)