Furniture of the Pilgrim century, 1620-1720, including colonial utensils and hardware (1910)
Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 · Framingham, Boston : Old America Company · leaf 197
s in thePresidents room. It belonged to Rector Pierson of the College, and bearsan inscription to that effect. It will be observed that in this example thescroll on the under side of the arm is developed and carried out under theframe of the seat. The simplicity of this chair as compared with… … [ 179] THE Wainscot Chair gets its name from the original meaning of wain-scot, which is one of the most fascinating studies in etymology. There ishidden a great deal of history in the word. The common English word for alarge wagon, a wain, is the forepart of the word; the schot (English…
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