I remember this lovely old chair from when I was a kid. It sat in our storage room, unused. There was a large hole in the cane work of the seat. These pictures were taken after Renee had it restored.
This picture shows the chair with what I believe is the original cane work:
And this couch has a similar design at the top. This couch came from England with Ellen Eve Rowe around 1850, so we are guessing that the chair may have come over at the same time. However, there is no way of knowing for sure.
Fantastic, Katie!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting this!
The original chair had a different weave in the seat. If I look in ny 2011 pictures, I do have two good close ups of the chair before it was renovated. Some time on a Sunday afternoon, I'll have to find it. :)
--Renee