Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 166
seats in thesixteenth and earlyseventeenth centuries,and inventories of thatperiod, even those ofwealthy men, do notoften contain morethan one or two chairs.The chair was the seat of honor given to the guest,others sitting upon forms and stools. This customwas followed by the American colonists,… … Illus. 94. — Turned Chair, SixteenthCentury. thrown or turnedchairs; wainscotchairs, sometimes de-scribed as scrowled or carved chairs ; andlater, chairs coveredwith leather, orTurkey work,and other fabrics. The best-knownturned chair in thiscountry is the Pres-idents Chair atHarvard University.Dr.…
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