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| Fan-back Windsor |
In our bathroom we have an old Windsor chair
bearing patina of age. The other day sitting on it I just wondered why is it
called “Windsor Chair”. So the quest for the history of Windsor chair
begun. Here it is what I found out, In
case you didn’t know it too.
It is not clear when the first Windsor chair
was made. However there is evidence that around 16th century chair
spindles were made the way wheel spokes were and perhaps the first Windsor
chairs might have been born around that time.
As far as the christening of the chair is
concerned, it is speculated that by 1724 the bulk of Windsor chairs were
produced and marketed from Windsor, Berkshire, (of course Great Britain)
therefore they derived their name “Windsor Chair.”
By the 18th century, steam was used
to bend the chair to make the bow of the chair. The chair has since evolved
into seven distinctive styles:
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Sack-back
Hoop-back
Comb-back
Low-back
Rod-back
Fan-back
Continuous arm
There are endless choices of Windsor chairs available, you can buy a brand new one for $ 200.00 or an antique one for $19,000.00 +
Cheers! To the Windsor chair…
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| A primitive 1790s Windsor through 1stdibbs |
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| 18th century bow-back |
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| 1790s comb-back |
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| Comb-back |
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| c. 1800 Windsor rocker |
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| Sack-back |
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| 19th century American sack-back |
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| Rod-back |
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| Hoop-back |
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| Riviera by Crate and Barrel |
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| Gilbert by Ethan Allen |
