Windsor chair

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Windsor chair

Etymology

The first chairs made this way were shipped to London from the market town of Windsor, Berkshire in 1724.^[1] There is speculation that the chair derives its name from the town of Windsor, which became the centre for the trade between the producers and the London dealers.^[2]

Noun

Windsor chair (plural Windsor chairs)

A chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes.

References

^ Candie Frankel (1993) Encyclopedia of Country Furniture, New York, N.Y.: Friedman/Fairfax, →ISBN, page 164.
^ Jack Hill (1997) Jack Hill’s Country Chair Making, Newton Abbot, Devon: David and Charles, →ISBN, page 11.

[1] Candie Frankel (1993) Encyclopedia of Country Furniture, New York, N.Y.: Friedman/Fairfax, →ISBN, page 164.

[2] Jack Hill (1997) Jack Hill’s Country Chair Making, Newton Abbot, Devon: David and Charles, →ISBN, page 11.

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