Carver Armchair, Ma. Bay Colony 1640-1680
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Carver Armchair, Ma. Bay Colony 1640-1680

This is not an exact replica, but is a composite of three chairs of the Bay Colony. The legs are from a Carver chair at the Wadsworth Atheneum ,( all maple ), the spindles are from a chair at Winterthur, (ash ), and the top crest rail is from the Brewster armchair at the MMA, New York, ( also ash ). All parts of my replica are made of maple. It is also made taller, wider, and, deeper. I also added two loose ring turnings on the front two spindles under the arm support, for fun. The chair is colored a light brown with a linseed oil and beeswax finish. The seat has a two over two woven pattern, colored as well. Note that O A means over all, not the stretcher length between the legs. 2016. New Caanan, Ct.