Windsor armchair
Details
Description
Comb-back Windsor chair made of pine and hickory.
The crest rail is subtly curved with rounded terminals. From the crest rail, seven spindles form the back rest and are braced by a continuous arm rail. Two additional, short spindles and baluster turned posts support the arm rail. The circular, dished seat has a slight pummel. Four baluster, spool and folded-collar turned legs splay from the plank and are braced by turned and swelled stretchers in an h-shape.
The crest rail is subtly curved with rounded terminals. From the crest rail, seven spindles form the back rest and are braced by a continuous arm rail. Two additional, short spindles and baluster turned posts support the arm rail. The circular, dished seat has a slight pummel. Four baluster, spool and folded-collar turned legs splay from the plank and are braced by turned and swelled stretchers in an h-shape.
Object use
Seating furnitureObject type
ChairMaker
Stone, Ebenezer, chairmaker, about 1763-1800, active about 1786-1800Basis of maker
Branded by Stone.Place of origin
Boston, Massachusetts; Charlestown, MassachusettsBasis of origin
Ebenezer Stone was a chairmaker active in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1786 to 1787 and in Charlestown, Massachusetts, from after 1787 until the late 1790s.Date
1777-1797Basis of date
Date provided by Colonial Williamsburg, 1969.Style
WindsorMaterials
Pine; HickoryAttributes & techniques
Baluster legs; Carving; TurningMarks, signatures, inscriptions
Branded under seat: [E. STONE].Dimensions
Height 44 in. (111.8 cm), Width at arms 22.75 in. (57.8 cm), Seat width 20 in. (50.8 cm), Width at front legs 21 in. (53.3 cm), Seat depth 14.5 in. (36.8 cm), Depth at legs 16 in. (40.6 cm)History of ownership
Purchased from Herbert Rublee, antiques dealer (deceased), Octagon House, Sherburne, NY for $35.00, 1939. Owned by Colonial Williamsburg as of 1969.Subject
Windsor chairsCurrent owner
The Colonial Williamsburg FoundationRights
Object owned by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, www.history.org.Metadata and images digitized from the Decorative Arts Photographic Collection of the Winterthur Library. For reproduction requests or more information, contact DAPC at reference@winterthur.org.
