Easy Chair

American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

In the eighteenth century, easy chairs (often called “wing chairs” today) were usually found in bedrooms for the use of the aged or infirm. Thick padding and soft down cushions provided comfort, and the wings gave protection from drafts. This example, with its curved front seat rail and flared arms terminating in C-scrolls, exhibits the classic Philadelphia form.

Easy Chair, Mahogany, walnut, tulip poplar, yellow pine, American

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