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- Family History of the Ebenezer Tracy Writing-Arm Windsor Chair in the Collection of The Henry Ford -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Family History of the Ebenezer Tracy Writing-Arm Windsor Chair in the Collection of The Henry Ford
- Writing Arm Windsor Chair, 1770-1790 - 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.
- 1770-1790
- Collections - Artifact
Writing Arm Windsor Chair, 1770-1790
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.