Perhaps the most called for Windsor of its day; the bow-back armchair is commodious and pleasant to the eye. It is charmingly referred to as a "sack-back" for the old practice of pulling an empty grain bag over the bow to stop drafts in winter.

Windsor chairs were first popularized by King George III about 1745 and quickly adopted in the colonies as a practical alternative to the expensive or uncomfortable furniture of the day.

Starting with a plank seat, the legs and back were added by inserting them into drilled sockets. Previously, chairs were joined by mortise and tennon and had the seats added to them.

Over the next 250 years, the Windsor method evolved to give us the many fashions we now recognize as Windsor chairs. Whether they are "step-sown", "sack-back", "bird-cage" or "continuous-arm", they are part of the American experience that we still find so attractive.

Pictured on the left is the Olde Amherst Bowback Armchair. Several styles of Bowback Armchairs are available, and priced accordingly.

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