The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 120
rail. By far the most graceful of the ColonialWindsor chairs is the * fanback form, of whichan interesting example survives in the Avriting-chair used by Thomas Jefferson when draft-ing the Declaration of Independence. Apartfrom historical associations, its lines are soconvenient, comfortable, and… … LIBn.VKY CHAIR OF bENJAMINKHANKI.IV. Property o/AMEn-ICAN IlIILOSOrmCAL SOCIETV. ROCKING-CHAIRS Rocking-chairs are peculiarly American institutions, but were notin use before the Revolution. An examination of chairs of earlierperiod than that momentous event, invariably shows that the piecesof wood…
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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