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![A green painted high back Windsor writing arm chair with a wooden paddle surface attached to the left arm of the chair as a writing surface; possibly by Ebenezer Tracy, Sr., Lisbon Township, New London County, Connecticut.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/35789.jpeg.webp?itok=bh2hkOij)
Object Story: High-back Windsor Armchair with Writing Arm
A popular and well-known style of chair in early American life.
![A large wooden armchair with original red stain, turned decoration on the chair back and arms, and a straw-colored, fibrous woven seat.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_thumbnail/public/2021-05/36016.jpeg.webp?itok=llSCsQIU)
Object Story: Carver Chair
A carved chair made in 1690 named after John Carver, a Mayflower passenger and early governor of Plymouth Colony.
A Seat at the Table
In the earliest days of the American colonies, it was common for a household to own only one chair, and use of the chair was reserved for the man of the house while women and c
Everybody Collects
The kinds of objects, artifacts, and artworks that people collect communicate different ideas. They can be a record of events that happened in society.