Wing Chairs Photos

Wing chairs are upholstered easy chairs with two vertical wings which project forward from the back to minimize drafts.

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Late 17thC English interior at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Armchair & wing chair at Nathan Hale Homestead Museum. Coventry, CT.Parlor with upholstered wing chair at Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House. Windsor, CT.Easy chair in which George Washington sat shortly before his death at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.
Late 17thC English interior at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Armchair & wing chair at Nathan Hale Homestead Museum. Coventry, CT.Parlor with upholstered wing chair at Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House. Windsor, CT.Easy chair in which George Washington sat shortly before his death at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.
Armchair by Adrien Karbowsky at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Armchair where John Adams was found before he died in study at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.Armchair & sewing cabinet at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Eudora Welty's chair in her former home. Jackson, MS.
Armchair (1912-3) by Adrien Karbowsky at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Armchair where John Adams was found before he died in study at Peacefield. Quincy, MA.Armchair & sewing cabinet at General Daniel Bissell House. St. Louis, MO.Eudora Welty's chair in her former home. Jackson, MS.
Upholstered arm chair at Conference House. Staten Island, NY.Easy chair by William Roby of Boston, MA at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Armchair in front of The Hall fireplace decorated in Forbes tartan at Craigievar Castle. Alford, Scotland.Armchair oldest piece of furniture at Drum Castle. Drumoak, Scotland.
Upholstered arm chair at Conference House. Staten Island, NY.Easy chair (1742) by William Roby of Boston, MA at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Armchair in front of The Hall fireplace decorated in Forbes tartan at Craigievar Castle. Alford, Scotland.Armchair (17thC) oldest piece of furniture at Drum Castle. Drumoak, Scotland.
Armchair with footstool in library at Fyvie Castle. Turriff, Scotland.Armchair & metal bound chest in great hall at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Easy chair & foot stool in Oak Room at Lauriston Castle. Edinburgh, Scotland.Locally made wing chair beside bedroom fireplace at Craik-Patton House. Charleston, WV.
Armchair with footstool in library at Fyvie Castle. Turriff, Scotland.Armchair & metal bound chest in great hall at Glamis Castle. Angus, Scotland.Easy chair & foot stool in Oak Room at Lauriston Castle. Edinburgh, Scotland.Locally made wing chair beside bedroom fireplace at Craik-Patton House. Charleston, WV.

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