Rustic Furniture

Drawing
1981.026.0087
Camp Chair, Fishing Camp
Drawing, pencil sketch: depicts a rustic chair made of raw wood. Removed from Sketchbook #28, 1896-97... View Full Record
Print, gelatin silver
1988.007.0001
Gelatin silver print, copy photo. Portrait of George Wilson, rustic furniture maker, with table.... View Full Record
Settee
1970.092.0051
Rustic settee. Mosaic twig pattern on seat, backrest, arms and apron. On front of backrest (L to R): six-pointed star, heart, six-pointed star. On seat in cursive letters: "Camp Uncas." Widely spaced vertical rods under backrest, arms, and apron.... View Full Record
Table
1975.119.0007
Rustic table. Octagonal top and apron of complex mosaic twig work with large six-pointed star at center of former. Of striped maple, witch hazel, birch. Root base and brackets of yellow birch.... View Full Record
Sideboard
1983.077.0012
Rustic sideboard. With etagere. Faced with birch bark and trimmed with split yellow birch sticks. Beveled and scalloped mirror on back. Back crowned with shield, two snowflake-like stars and scallop shell motif. Recessed panels on doors and side... View Full Record
Clock, Wall
1983.034.0001
Rustic wall plaque with clock. Shield-shaped, applied white birch bark with the perimeter edged with cut yellow birch twig. Shelf with a single bracket supports an attached clock in a gabled house-like case. Stars and fans of half-stick yellow bir... View Full Record
Secretary
1983.077.0013
Rustic secretary. Fall front over one-drawer table. Interior and exterior faced with birch bark and trimmed with yellow birch sticks. Recessed corner panels. Recessed panels on doors and sides with yellow birch stick fan motif in corners. Two sh... View Full Record
Mirror, Wall
1983.077.0016
Rustic hat rack, wall plaque with mirror. Shield shaped, applied white birch bark with the perimeter edged with cut yellow birch twig. Six upward angled deer hooves as hat hooks, each with at 10-point star-shaped surround of half-stick yellow birch... View Full Record
Table
1983.077.0011
Rustic table. Top: yellow (?) pine panel "insert" of butted 1 x 4 boards. Edging and canted apron of half-stick yellow birch. Splayed legs, rails, brackets, cross-stretcher, and decorative "loops" of birch pole.... View Full Record
Chair, Rocking
1977.219.0001
Rustic rocking arm chairs, a pair. Yellow birch pole frames. Woven ash splint seat, back and arms. Outward bowed front posts.... View Full Record
Table
1985.030.0001
Rustic octagonal top table. Yellow birch root base with two supporting pole brackets. Top is of three pieces of 1 x 11 yellow pine boards butted together. Apron comprised of 1/2-round birch pole, one per side, with short vertical birch pieces fitt... View Full Record
Chair, Rocking
2005.064.0002
Rustic rocking chair. Yellow birch, varnished finish with inset back panel of thin woven ash splint on an ash frame. Woven ash splint seat. Hardwood rockers likely a latter addition. Front post bow slightly outward above the seat. Below arms fiv... View Full Record
Table
1974.225.0005
Rustic table. Yellow birch root base. Plain board top with applied white birch bark and trimmed with 1/2-stick cedar. Rectilinear panel patterns similar to a picture frame design by Bryere. See Gilborn fig. 180. Donor is maker's daughter.... View Full Record
Clock, Tall Case
1974.225.0001
Rustic tall clock case. Applied birch bark and split stick, one being shadbush. Steeple motif on top section. Each side of middle section with woven bark in a checkboard pattern of contrasting colors. The word "OSCEOLA" in twig lettering above the u... View Full Record
Lamp
1974.225.0007
Rustic lamp. Section of white birch log (old varnish is flaking) fitted with a "store-bought" footed iron base and fuel reservoir and chimney bracket, standard components of a kerosene lamp. Converted to be wired for electricity. Donor is maker's... View Full Record
Coatrack
1955.001.0028
Rustic hat and coat rack. Made of unpeeled "silver birch" by a furniture company near Watertown, NY. Part of the line of "Adirondack Rustic Furniture." Illustrated and listed as item "No. 4, Costumer, Price, each $2.63" in undated trade catalog.... View Full Record
Clock
1956.054.0002
Rustic shelf clock resembling a fanciful pavilion building. Clad with round and half-round yellow birch sticks. Birch bark applied to roof and floors. Removeable clockface is a Monitor brand alarm clock with a bell. It sits on an interior shelf.... View Full Record
Case, Display
1956.054.0003
Rustic display case displaying taxidermy songbirds. Case is square with four glass panels and removable top and is clad with half-round yellow birch sticks. Songbird still life arrangement - nature morte - comprised of five snow buntings on branch... View Full Record
Shelf
2002.040.0001
Rustic book shelf made of split yellow birch. Attributed to William Jones. Removed from Childwold in 1950 to the donor's family cottage on Sampson Pond, St. Lawrence County. Horseshoe-shaped overall, made of 2 pairs of fitted pieces. Additional spli... View Full Record
Stand
1957.160.0001
Rustic stand. Cedar pole with bark intact. Three shelves of round poles. Two-piece pointed finials atop uprights. Bentwood side pieces and at top and bottom of back. Inverted "V" pole brackets on left and right lower sides. Top rear infilled wi... View Full Record
Print, gelatin silver
1966.101.2521
Gelatin silver print. Handwritten verso in pencil: "Frank Alger, / housepainter, / superintendent at / Eagle Nest 1912-1920, / photographed in 1940". Portrait of Alger photographed near edge of lake.... View Full Record
Humidor
1957.162.0001
Rustic humidor. Mosaic twig work over applied birch bark. Initials "WWD" at center top. Keyed lock on front. Hinged lid. Facade with what appears to be a trompe l'oeil cigar of bark set diagonally in the middle of three diamond panels.... View Full Record
Rack, Hat
1957.249.0002
Rustic hat, gun, or fishing rod rack. Mosaic stick pattern of diamond and squares applied to board. Three pairs of different sized deer antlers grouped in three rows.... View Full Record
Sideboard
1979.069.0001
Rustic sideboard decorated with split cedar twigs and birchbark panels including sides, front, and backboard. Four drawers on proper right side have twig handles and locks. Proper left side has a top drawer and a false-front door hinged proper left... View Full Record
Sideboard
1982.112.0002
Rustic sideboard, three shelves over two drawers. Four cedar post legs with bent cedar pole brackets on three sides, each with 3 panels and drawer fronts clad in mosaic split cedar pole. Three pine shelves faced with 1/2-round cedar poles. Back an... View Full Record
Frame, Picture
1986.066.0001
Rustic frame. Applied white birch bark with split twig trim. Seven-part split yellow birch fan-like motifs - akin to those of Ernest Stowe - applied to each corner. Frame opening inset.... View Full Record
Settee
1987.053.0001
Rustic tall back settee. Originally unpeeled cedar pole. At present weathered with little bark extant. Back is comprised of symmetrical geometric panels. Crude replacement pole seat. Well-proportioned and constructed. Removed from porch of the... View Full Record
Stand, Smoking
1988.039.0001a-c
Rustic smoking Stand. Curved yellow birch root base with attached hollowed out (ash?) log top. The top has a removable cross-section with small brass ashtray and hollowed-out section of birch pole as a match holder. The log top is nailed to the ba... View Full Record
Stand
1988.039.0002
Rustic sewing stand. Base is made from a tree root. Sewing box made of scrap lumber, some of which is from a tea chest. Its exterior is covered in strips of nailed-on bark. A pair of split, unpeeled pole sections are nailed vertically to each... View Full Record
Cellarette
1992.021.0001
Rustic cellarette (cabinet for storing wines and liquors). Case is clad with split spruce pole, bark intact, in an "X" mosaic pattern. Zinc-lined ice chest slides out on proper left lower side, shelf slides out on proper right side. Drain from pan... View Full Record
Armchair
2003.001.0001
Rustic armchair. Ancient swastika symbol of cedar pole for the backrest. Arms of a single 4" pole with 7 smaller 1/2-poles surmounted lengthwise around them. Seats comprised of 2 rows, sloping inward, of 1/4-poles, curved side up. ... View Full Record
Frame, Picture
2003.001.0003
Rustic frame. Applied white birch bark with split twig trim. Added layer of bark outlined in split twig decorates each corner. Frame opening inset. Perimeter of opening has scalloped edge bark liner. Stenciled on back: "Made by William Jones, Ho... View Full Record
Washstand
2003.001.0004
Rustic washstand with paneled mosaic twig on three sides and backsplash. Yellow birch corner posts. One drawer over two doors (proper left one false). Top surface is red painted canvas or other cloth under a series of ladder-like split twig design... View Full Record
Box, Jewelry
2003.001.0006
Rustic trinket box, pine with mosaic twig overlay, hinged lid and rustic knob. Varnished surfaces covered with 1/16" twigs grouped in parallel sometimes interlocking clusters. Overall design is complex, asymmetrical and abstract. Interior lined in... View Full Record
Desk, Slant-top
2016.028.0012
Wooden, slanted writing desk with rustic design. Top is covered with a smooth fabric that is slightly stained with white speckling. Sides panels of desk are covered in bark pieces and held together by nails. Much of the bark has chipped off. On top o... View Full Record
Cupboard, Corner
1957.161.0001
Corner Cupboard. Facade of complex geometric mosaic twig patterns. According to donor 11 species used: maple (sugar, swamp, striped), birch (white, yellow), beach, ash, wild cherry, shadbush, witch hazel, and poplar. Top section: two doors with sp... View Full Record
Chair
1983.077.0009
Rustic Armchair made with varnished peeled pole. Pegged mortise and tenon construction.... View Full Record
Chair, Rocking
2008.079.0001
Rocking chair made by Barry Gregson and family at the Adirondack Museum, summer of 2007. Pegged construction (with screws?). Back is made of black walnut and cherry and is covered with a curvy pattern of short linear gouges. A different pattern of... View Full Record
Desk
2011.017.0001
Child's' Desk
"Child's' Desk"- sculpture by David Childs (architect/designer) and Wayne Ignatuk (builder). Made for Adirondack Museum "Rustic Tomorrow" auction. Materials include: red oak, walnut, yellow birch, maple, stained glass from the Church of Nazarene, L... View Full Record
Table
2006.017.0004
Rustic side table. Wood slab top with birch root base.... View Full Record
Chair, Side
2005.080.0001
Rustic "Dining Chair". Side chair. Cherry plank seat and back, the latter a curvilinear 11-ply 5/8" thick piece that narrows slightly from bottom (12" D) to top, set into a lateral maple pole attached to a parallel pair of bowed 1/4" x 1 1/2" coppe... View Full Record
Chair, Adirondack
2013.024.0001
Adirondack chair with a modern design. Curved walnut frame, Bubinga veneer back rest and leather seat fastened to wood with copper tacks.... View Full Record