Writing Arm Windsor Chair, 1770-1790
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Instead of a set of office furniture, Reverend Erastus Learnerd of Westminster, Connecticut, used this Windsor writing armchair to draft his sermons and correspondence. The drawer beneath the tablet, or writing pad, and another under the seat could hold writing supplies. A sliding shelf, also under the tablet, supported a candlestick for writing after dark.
Instead of a set of office furniture, Reverend Erastus Learnerd of Westminster, Connecticut, used this Windsor writing armchair to draft his sermons and correspondence. The drawer beneath the tablet, or writing pad, and another under the seat could hold writing supplies. A sliding shelf, also under the tablet, supported a candlestick for writing after dark.
Artifact
Writing-arm Windsor chair
Date Made
1770-1790
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Connecticut, Lisbon
Creator Notes
Attributed to Col. Ebenezer B. Tracy and made in the New England area, possibly Lisbon, Connecticut.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished
Object ID
64.128.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Maple (Wood)
Oak (Wood)
Pine (Wood)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 46.25 in
Width: 31 in
Length: 38.5 in
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