18th. Century Easy Chair
No one knows when the first easy chairs were made in the colonies, but they were probably being made in Boston or
New York in about 1700. By the 1720's they were quite popular, and became a common fixture in fashionable rooms.
New York in about 1700. By the 1720's they were quite popular, and became a common fixture in fashionable rooms.
The chair shown above is constructed out of solid
Maple. The frame and legs are joined with mortise
and tenon joints which are glued and pegged with
square oak dowels. Square dowels driven into round
holes makes a very secure joint. The turned legs are
not an exact reproduction of any one char, but rather
a blend of various chairs. All the legs are hand turned
on an 18th. C. lathe. Each chair is one of a kind. The
exposed portions of the chair are finished with
several layers of milk paint and hand rubbed with
linseed oil and beeswax.
Maple. The frame and legs are joined with mortise
and tenon joints which are glued and pegged with
square oak dowels. Square dowels driven into round
holes makes a very secure joint. The turned legs are
not an exact reproduction of any one char, but rather
a blend of various chairs. All the legs are hand turned
on an 18th. C. lathe. Each chair is one of a kind. The
exposed portions of the chair are finished with
several layers of milk paint and hand rubbed with
linseed oil and beeswax.