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American, probably Connecticut

Windsor Armchair, 1780-1800

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Windsor Armchair

Year

1780-1800

Medium

Oak, ash or hickory, maple, and poplar

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ash (wood),
  • tulipwood,
  • hickory,
  • maple,
  • oak

Dimensions

102.9 x 55.9 x 48.3 cm (40 1/2 x 22 x 19 inches)

Place

probably; Connecticut

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.427

Projects & Publications

Publications

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Sebastian Ruth

September 13, 2019 - November 28, 2020

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

Colonial furniture makers appropriated the basic form of the Windsor chair from English designs and developed an American classic. Similar to the Elastic chair on the left, this Windsor chair utilizes bentwood technology, noticeable in the dramatically curved back which seamlessly becomes the delicate arms. The green painted finish covers and unifies the numerous woods used in the chair’s construction and underscores its versatility both indoors and out. This chair communicates the duality of traditional form with progressive design, challenging industry and material properties with bentwood technology.

Sixteen Chairs

January 13 - March 4, 1973

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