Browse Items (7 total)

This red Windsor High Chair is newly constructed to represent a child in this household. The style and turning do not indicate a particular region and therefore, the form is important. This style may be called a bow-back form which could date to…

This chair of oak and split oak seat with two slats is known as a mule ear chair. The ring at the seat level on the rear posts is often seen on this type, although not always. The mule ear type of ladderback chair is found in the back country of…

This mule ear chair is circa 1850. It is an exceptional chair of this mule ear type in that it is a very early example of its type. The turned balls on all four feet, the rings at seat level on the rear posts, the shaped slats (3), and the thin…

These four chairs, circa 1820, appear to be from the same chair maker. The turning on the finial of the ball with a ring to each side is unusual and apparently characteristic of this group. the way that the front legs extend above the split oak…

Work table, solid top, bottom part painted red. 2022: Handmade wooden table with handmade nails. Underneath - upper leg large chip, other 3 legs - good (painted red). Table top - candle wax, cracks, scratches.

This three-legged table is circa 1800. It is an English table. The term "cricket table" is often used to describe this form. Cricket is an English game that has been played since the 16th century. The table top is of fine oak boards. 4/2022: "C…

This walnut table, circa 1810, with two leaves is typical of the tables in use throughout the South. However, this table, with its being not square when open, is not normal for the South but could indicate Pennsylvania. This could be an example of…