| The American Bow Back Windsor Chair |
| The American bow-back Windsor chair is a descendant of the English back-splat Windsor. First introduced and developed in Philadelphia in the 1780s during the Federal period, the style was readily accepted there and became popular as common inexpensive seating. There popularity quickly spread throughout the states. They were the 2nd Windsor side-chair pattern (fan backs were 1st) but they were the 1st style to be mass produced and, judging from the number of surviving examples, they were the most popular Windsor chair style. Bow-back Windors are identified by their one-peace curbed bow, the ends of which are tenon-wedged into holes located near the rear of a shaped seat. The bow contains a number of vertical spindles that are socketed to the bow and the seat. Bow backs are the most popular and longest lasting Windsor style and are still being made and enjoyed today. |
