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Page 10 The Antique Shoppe April, 2017
One type of chair that everyone is A Windsor chair is one in which all
Common Sense familiar with is the ever present Windsor the legs terminate in the seat. In addition
chair. But why are there so many of them
all upper members of the chair - stiles,
and what is the basis for America’s love spindles and hoops also terminate either
ANTIQUES affair with that type chair? in the seat or into each other and no single
part of the entire chair is continuous from
The word “Windsor” is usually
capitalized in deference to the supposed
the top of the chair to ground level. In
by Fred Taylor point of origin of this style chair, the area other words, it is a platform supported
around the town of Windsor, England,
by legs. The platform in turn supports the
in the early 18th century. However, upper structure.
many furniture repair people, who have The early appeal of the Windsor was
THE STICK CHAIR struggled with legs and spindles jutting its elementary construction. It is said that
out at odd angles as they try to repair the
18th century English peasants made the
Introduction to the Windsor chair, are less generous and do not accord chairs with nothing more than a pocket
it the honor of capitalization.
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