Easy chair, 1730–40, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Black walnut, beech, soft maple, maple, 47 1/2 x 32 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (120.7 x 83.2 x 52.7 cm), Furniture, The fully upholstered easy chair was introduced to the colonies in the early eighteenth century, with initial models emerging from Boston. As textiles were costly and upholstering required considerable labor, easy chairs were expensive and, accordingly, were found exclusively in wealthy homes
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Easy chair, 1730–40, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Black walnut, beech, soft maple, maple, 47 1/2 x 32 3/4 20 3/4, 120.7 83.2 52.7 cm, Furniture, fully, upholstered, easy, chair, introduced, colonies, early eighteenth, century, initial models, emerging, textiles, costly, upholstering required, considerable, labor, easy chairs, expensive, accordingly, exclusively, wealthy homes
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