Welsh Love Spoon Windsor Armchair, 1760
A magnificent Welsh comb backed Windsor armchair, with a 'Love Spoon' cresting rail above a shaped faw back and with an elm seat, Wealth Valley, circa 1760.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Cresting - The decorative carving at the top of a piece of furniture, such as a sideboard back, a mirror, or a chair back.
- Rail - A term used by cabinet makers for the horizontal sections of the frame of an item such as a chair or settee which have a front rail, a back rail and two side rails, and also on a door or carcase, where the rails are joined to the vertical framings.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- chairs, singles - Georgian 553
- chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
