Description:
Easy chair with hoop inlay on the tapered front legs, which purportedly belonged to Dr. Stephen West Williams (1790-1855). It went west when Williams moved to Laona, Illinois, in 1850, and eventually to California until returned to Deerfield by a descendent. These were often the most comfortable chairs in the house, often reserved for invalids, pregnant women, or the elderly. Since the wings captured heat from the fireplace, they were commonly used in bedrooms of the well-to-do. The first American easy chairs appeared during the William and Mary period (1690-1720); the Queen Anne style (1720-1755) was replaced by the Chippendale period (1755-1790), the heyday of American easy chairs.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Mahogany Link to share this object record:
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