The Book of American Windsor Furniture: Styles and Technologies

by John Kassay

Book Overview

Combining comfort, simplicity and craftsmanship, Windsor chairs have long been prized by collectors. Introduced from England in the early 1700s, the Windsor style took hold in America first as seating for the well-to-do and later as the favourite chair of the general population. Included in the Windsor family are stools, tables, settees, high chairs, cradles and candle stands, but the greatest variety is found in the chairs, which range from comb-back...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558491376
• ISBN13: 9781558491373
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 12.3"