High chair

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1880

MediumAsh, probably maple, rush

DimensionsOverall: 37 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (95.3 x 41.3 x 38.7 cm)

ClassificationsFurniture

Credit LineGift to The Pruyn Family Collection

Object number1995.15

On View

Not on view

Collections

Decorative Arts

MarkingsNone

DescriptionLadder-back with two slats, the top one arched and the lower one straight with quarter round indented upper corners. Turned rear stiles with bell-shaped finials. Turned front stiles have vase turning above the seat that support the plain turned arms. Two plain turned stretchers at the front and one on each side. Natural rush seat. The whole form is splayed outward at the base for stability and tapers inward as it rises.

Little surface finish. No evidence of paint or any old layers of finish.

See Notes section
Exhibition HistoryA Glens Falls Legacy: The Pruyn Family; A Shared Life: Selections from the Pruyn Family Collection, Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, June 8 - August 24, 2008.

“Decorating in Style: Furniture from the Permanent Collection, Wood Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, Jan. 27 – April 21, 2024.