Windsor Chair with Writing Arm

Item Information

Title:
Windsor Chair with Writing Arm
Description:
Bow back enclosing nine bamboo turned spindles. Curved left arm with scrolled hand hold and three bamboo turned arm supports. Writing arm supported by five bamboo turned arm supports. A sliding drawer with keyhole is attached to underside of writing arm. Broad saddle seat with straight front edge. Bamboo turned legs and stretchers.
Date:
1800–1830
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
poplar (wood)
turning (shaping process)
writing-arm Windsor chairs
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
writing-arm Windsor chairs
Windsor
Furniture
Extent:
40 1/4 in. x 37 1/4 in. x 29 1/2 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/252008
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Bequest of Elizabewth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.972
Identifier:
252008