Author : John Kassay
Release : 1998
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Book of American Windsor Furniture by : John Kassay
Download or read book The Book of American Windsor Furniture written by John Kassay. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining comfort, simplicity and craftsmanship, Windsor chairs have long been prized by collectors. Introduced from England in the early 1700s, the Windsor style took hold in America first as seating for the well-to-do and later as the favourite chair of the general population. Included in the Windsor family are stools, tables, settees, high chairs, cradles and candle stands, but the greatest variety is found in the chairs, which range from comb-back to bow-back to step-down versions. Their makers took advantage of the natural properties of different woods for particular components of the chairs, employing hickory, red oak, or ash for bent parts, maple for turnings and pine for seats.