Wainscot Chair

A Wainscot chair is a type of chair which were common in the early 17th-century England and colonial America.^[1] Usually made of oak, the term can either mean a fairly simply chair in the most general sense. The specific details of the type are discussed below.

Details of the Wainscot chair

When used in a specific sense, there are many characteristics that are implied. These include:

• the front legs having been shaped on a lathe,
• the back legs being square-sectioned,
• having arm supports,
• lacking an upholstered seat,
• a carved wooden back in a relatively complex design.

References

1. "wainscot chair." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 10 Apr. 2012.