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- Lolling Chair, circa 1800-1815 - As Americans became wealthier in the 1790s, chairs designed for relaxation or "lolling" became an option for fashionable ladies and gentlemen of means. Lolling chairs -- with their unpadded spider-like arms and upholstered seats and backs -- expressed the comfort and leisure attained by the Federal-era well-to-do.
- circa 1800-1815
- Collections - Artifact
Lolling Chair, circa 1800-1815
As Americans became wealthier in the 1790s, chairs designed for relaxation or "lolling" became an option for fashionable ladies and gentlemen of means. Lolling chairs -- with their unpadded spider-like arms and upholstered seats and backs -- expressed the comfort and leisure attained by the Federal-era well-to-do.