Windsor Chair
1780-1800 (made)
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Windsor chairs are characterised by their construction. Their seats are of solid, with legs and arm-supports dowelled into it. Their name probably derives from the town of Windsor in Berkshire, which is situated on the river Thames and was ideally located as a distribution point for chairs made in the Thames Valley region, where many chairs of this type were made. Windsor chairs were, however, also produced in many other areas of Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries.Cheap to make and light to move, Windsor chairs were widely made in the 18th and 19th centuries and used by all levels of society. Early Windsor chairs can sometimes be seen in paintings of gardens dating from the mid-18th century. For outdoor use they were usually painted for protection from damp, and would probably have been stored under cover.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | The seat, back legs and stretchers are of ash; the chair-back and front legs are of yew. |
| Brief description | Windsor chair, English, 1780-1800 |
| Physical description | Double bow Windsor elbow chair, ie. with a bow back and a curved arm-bow. In the centre of the back is a pierced splat. The chair has a shaped seat and cabriole front legs. The legs are joined by a curved stretcher between the front legs, which is joined to the back legs by two short turned stretchers (an arrangement sometimes known as a 'crinoline stretcher' or 'cow-horn stretcher'). |
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| Summary | Windsor chairs are characterised by their construction. Their seats are of solid, with legs and arm-supports dowelled into it. Their name probably derives from the town of Windsor in Berkshire, which is situated on the river Thames and was ideally located as a distribution point for chairs made in the Thames Valley region, where many chairs of this type were made. Windsor chairs were, however, also produced in many other areas of Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries.Cheap to make and light to move, Windsor chairs were widely made in the 18th and 19th centuries and used by all levels of society. Early Windsor chairs can sometimes be seen in paintings of gardens dating from the mid-18th century. For outdoor use they were usually painted for protection from damp, and would probably have been stored under cover. |
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| Accession number | W.156-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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