Colonial furniture in America by Lockwood Luke Vincent 1872-1951

Author:Lockwood, Luke Vincent, 1872-1951
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Furniture
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's sons
Published: 1901-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

COLONIAL FURNITURE

Figure 124.

Windsor Rocking-chair, latter half eighteenth century.

Figure 125.

Windsor Arm- and Side-chairs, latter half eighteenth century.

CHAIRS

A third form, called the fan-back, is shown in Figure 126. It doubtless derives its name from the graceful curve of the back. The chairs shown in the last two figures are in the possession of the Hon. John R. Buck, of Hartford.

The rarest form of this chair is shown in Figure 127.

Figure 126. Fan-back Windsor Chairs, latter half eighteenth century.

This writing-chair carries out the general lines of Figure 125, and in addition has the larsfe desk-arm. There is a drawer under the arm, and a slide in front for the candle, and another drawer under the seat. It is made of a variety of woods, the bent pieces being oi hickory, the spindles of ash, the front of the drawers of mahogany, and the desk-arm and seat of birch. This piece is in the author's possession, and at one time belonged to the first Congregational minister of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and was not new in 1790. Such a piece is doubtless referred to in a Boston inventory ot 1760, "a writing chair 2s Sd." One can hardly realize from the illustration how comfortable and convenient it is both for reading and writing,

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