virtually an American institution-even though the chair originated in England. Though associated with rustic colonial homes and today's warm country interiors, the Windsor actually.... Other historians maintain that wealthy Philadelphians simply imported the stylish British furniture to distinguish themselves from those with more "common" tastes. Whatever the means... Margate in Masterpieces of American Furniture. The chairs' popularity was widespread by 1730 when the Register of Wills in Philadelphia deeded the household property of the deceased...

the Windsor chair first appeared In England, it crossed the Atlantic to the American Colonies, arriving through the port of Philadelphia between 1726 and 1736. By the late 1740s... suffered. The chairs lost some of their grace and elegance as its makers relied more heavily on paint and decoration. During much of the 19th century, American vernacular furniture... Nakashima side chair can cost from $1,000 to $6,000." About the same time that Nakashima was designing his first Windsor-style chairs in America, Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner...