ChairIndex
Movements

17th–19th c.

Vernacular & Colonial

Regional, anonymous furniture shaped by local materials, climate and daily use rather than named designers.

Chairs in this movement

Comb-Back Windsor Chair

Anonymous (English Vernacular)

1760 · Vernacular / Colonial

18th Century

Comb-Back Windsor Chair

Anonymous (English Vernacular)

Source: The Met Open Access • Public Domain

Turned Spindle Side Chair

Anonymous (Country Craft)

1820 · Vernacular / Colonial

19th Century

Turned Spindle Side Chair

Anonymous (Country Craft)

Source: Wikimedia Commons • CC BY-SA

Carved Garden Chair

Anonymous (Colonial)

1890 · Colonial Revival

19th Century

Carved Garden Chair

Anonymous (Colonial)

Source: Wikimedia Commons • CC BY-SA

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