Late 19th Century Elm and Yew Wood Windsor Chair

An elm and yew wood hoop back Windsor chair, late 19th century,…
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An elm and yew wood hoop back Windsor chair, late 19th century, with saddle shape seat and raised on turned and ringed legs united by stretchers, 103 cm to top of hoop, seat height 41 cm

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  • Turning - Any part of a piece of furniture that has been turned and shaped with chisels on a lathe. Turned sections include legs, columns, feet, finials, pedestals, stretchers, spindles etc. There have been many varieties and fashions over the centuries: baluster, melon, barley-sugar, bobbin, cotton-reel, rope-twist, and so on. Split turning implies a turned section that has been cut in half lengthwise and applied to a cabinet front as a false decorative support.
  • Hoop Back - Used to describe the back of Windsor and other similar chairs where the back has a top rail bent around in the shape of a half-hoop.

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