Chippendale Style Elbow Chair with Tapestry Seat

• Pierced Decoration - Ornamental woodwork with part of the background cut through and removed to produce an open-work pattern.
• Elbow Chair - Another name given to a dining chair with arms, more commonly called a carver chair.
• Drop in Seat - Mostly used on Regency upright chairs, a drop in (or "drop on") seat is an unsprung removable seat where the upholstery is attached to a wooden frame, which is held in place by the sides of the chair, and usually a wooden peg at the front of the chair. An inset upholstered seat is of the same construction, but it sits within a frame whose perimeter includes four sides of the chair.
  
  Because the upholstery frame was not very deep, the seats were relatively uncomfortable. In the mid 19th century coiled upholstery springs came into use and frame of the chair was used as the upholstery frame, making for a much more comfortable and responsive seat.
  
  This type of seat was known as an over-upholstered or over-stuffed seat.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
  • Chippendale style 124
  • elbow 198