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- Armchair, 1740-1760 - Furniture can signify a person's status within a household. This early-to-mid-18th-century chair's large proportions and elaborate turnings and carvings would have outshone other chairs in the room. Only the head of the family and honored guests would have used this "great chair." Other family members would be resigned to smaller and simpler chairs -- and probably ones without arms.
- 1740-1760
- Collections - Artifact
Armchair, 1740-1760
Furniture can signify a person's status within a household. This early-to-mid-18th-century chair's large proportions and elaborate turnings and carvings would have outshone other chairs in the room. Only the head of the family and honored guests would have used this "great chair." Other family members would be resigned to smaller and simpler chairs -- and probably ones without arms.