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Chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, height: 97.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest.
Mahogany chair. Mahogany has a straight, fine, and even grain, and is relatively free of voids and pockets. Its reddish-brown color darkens over time, and displays a reddish sheen when polished. It has excellent workability, and is very durable. Historically, the tree's girth allowed for wide boards from traditional mahogany species.
The Kittinger Company was commissioned to produce several of its pieces from the White House including fireside chairs, coffee table, pen book table, telephone table, council table and mahogany chairs with cane backs. [13] These pieces are on display in the replica Oval Office in the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
A mahogany Campeche chair from the collection of the Louisiana State Museum. The Campeche (or butaca, butaque as it is more commonly known in Spanish) is a reclining, non-folding, sling-seat chair with a distinctive side-placed curule base.
601 Chair by Dieter Rams. 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs, two antique chairs used by guards in the early 19th century; 14 chair (No. 14 chair) is the archetypal bentwood side chair originally made by the Gebrüder Thonet chair company of Germany in the 19th century, and widely copied and popular today [1]
Full chairs were much rarer in early Egypt, being limited to only wealthy and high ranking people, and seen as a status symbol; they did not reach ordinary households until the 18th dynasty. [22] Early examples were formed by adding a straight back to a stool, while later chairs had an inclined back. [22]
A bergère is an enclosed upholstered French armchair [1] with an upholstered back and armrests on upholstered frames. [2] The seat frame is over-upholstered, but the rest of the wooden framing is exposed: it may be moulded or carved, and of beech, painted or gilded, or of fruitwood, walnut or mahogany with a waxed finish.
Side chair (c. 1760 –80, mahogany, with Randolph label), Mabel Garvan Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. [15] [16] Armchair and side chair (c. 1760-80, mahogany), Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware. Armchair and two side chairs (c. 1765-75, mahogany, one side chair with Randolph label), private collection.