Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 167
own in Illustration 96, saidto have been brought onthe Mayflower by GovernorCarver. The chair in Illus-tration 97, originally ownedby Elder Brewster, is of ararer type, the spindles be-ing greater in number andmore finely turned. Both ofthese chairs are in PilgrimHall, in Plymouth. A chairsimilar… … 142 Furniture of the Olden Time The wainscot chair was made entirely of wood, usu-ally oak, with a panelled back, from which came thename wainscot. Its valuation in inventories was twoor three times that of the turned chair, which is prob-ably the reason why wainscot chairs are rarely found.
Furniture -- History
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