Easy chair, 1715–30, Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Soft maple, oak, black tupelo, 49 1/4 x 33 x 37 in. (125.1 x 83.8 x 94 cm), Furniture, This is an example of the earliest known type of American easy chair—a new form to emerge in Boston during the William and Mary period. It features a tall back and double scroll arms on a turned base. Easy chairs were expensive because of the costly textiles required for their upholstery and were therefore prestigious to own
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