ChairIndex
Movements

1780s–1860s

Shaker

Furniture born of a religious belief that utility is beauty — light, honest and free of ornament.

Chairs in this movement

Shaker Ladder-Back Chair

Shaker Community

1840 · Shaker

19th Century

Shaker Ladder-Back Chair

Shaker Community

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