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Have a seat.
The most basic piece of pioneer furniture was the chair. Frontier
artisans showed ingenuity and skill in adapting familiar styles
to the soft conifer woods available. Their skill and careful
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Utah Rocker
Essentially the same as the Boston rocker but with a heavier
style. It's easily recognized by its rolled seat and arms
and extended rockers.
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Windsor Side Chair
Originally a 16th century
English design, Windsor chairs were popular well into the 19th
century. Hand turned spindles. Hand shaped seat.
17.5" high seat, 32" high
back
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Windsor Rod-back Side Chair
The rod-back chairs were
popular in Utah where its adaptation for soft woods gave it a
heavier shape. Hand turned spindles. Hand shaped seat.
17.5" high seat, 32.5" high
back
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Captain's Chair
An adaptation of the 18th
century low-back Windsor chair, it was known to Mormons as the
Congress chair. It has hand turned spindles and
a hand shaped seat made for comfort.
17.5" high seat, 28.5" high
back
19" between arms
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Gondola Chair
The Empire gondola
chair was inspired by the Klismos chair depicted on ancient
Greek vases. The Mormon version is unique - made of pine,
with a Windsor shaped seat and hand turned legs.
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Fiddleback Chair
description
17.5" high seat, 32.5" high
back
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