Pair of Bamboo Style Windsor Chairs

Furniture

Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Description

Pair of "Bamboo Style" rod-back Windsor side chairs each with seven tapered spindles. Painted green. The pine seats are not boldly shaped. The doweling of the legs into the seat does not extend through the top of the seat. By contrast, the stiles are doweled through the seat. The second, central and spindle second from the right extend through the entire chair rail whereas the others do not.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ebenezer Stone

Role

Cabinetmaker

Date made

1795 - 1805

Time Period

late 18th early 19th centuries

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Ebenezer Stone advertised citing his shop on Moore's Wharf, Boston on April 13, 1786 in the Independent Chronicle but by September, 1787 had moved to Fore Street. He seems to have collaborated with Thomas Blackford (who had moved to Boston from Philadelphia). It would appear that Stone died young. This pair of chairs are very sophisticated, despite their seeming simplicity. See Nancy Goyne Evans, "Windsor Furniture Making in Boston", in "Boston Furniture 1700-1900", Colonial Society of Massachusetts, vol. 88, pp. 180-193, esp. p. 182.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Brand

Location

On underside of seats

Transcription

"E. STONE"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

85 cm

Width

40.7 cm

Depth

39.5 cm

Dimension Notes

Width and depth measure the seat. Height of seat (at top) from the floor: 42 cm. Splay of front legs: 49 cm

Dimension Description

Crest Rail

Width

52.5 cm

Materials

Material

Wood (pine), Paint

Material Notes

Other likely woods would be maple and ash or hickory.

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

Quite possibly the green paint has been reinforced at some point.