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T HE rest of the letter—a close page and 
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tences beginning “I want.” He knew that 
fall was the time to plant, and he had some 
mighty good ideas, that mere man, but they 
didn’t run much to botanical names. 
We wrote a letter longer than his, commencing with 
the arborvitae along the alley, considering in detail 
the hedge of spirea van Houttei witli the centre arch 
of pink Dorothy Perkins roses, the clump of white 
birch, the shrubs against the foundation, and the gay 
beds of canterbury bells, and larkspur, and colum¬ 
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The Lincolnshire chair is virtu- When viewed from a certain angle 
ally a Windsor, showing graceful the fan-back type somewhat re¬ 
lines. Made about 1760 sembles an open fan 
The Homely Origin of the Windsor Chair 
By GEORGE WILSON JENNINGS 
A MASTER artisan, “honored and 
unsung,” may with reason be 
said of the English cabinet maker 
who first made the famous Windsor 
chair. Who he was, and where he re¬ 
ceived his inspiration, and why no defi¬ 
nite information exists regarding him is 
unknown. None of the many writers on 
furniture and period designs undertakes 
to say much about the origin of the 
Windsor chair. 
It is known that the chair received its 
name from having been made in the 
quaint little village of Windsor, Eng¬ 
land, for two centuries and more a fa¬ 
vorite retreat of the English sovereigns. 
No chair was in greater favor during the 
last half of the XVIIIth Century, and 
why its origin should even now be 
buried in mystery is not understandable. 
This is especially peculiar for the reason 
that the original maker of this style of 
chair put out no less than twelve vary¬ 
ing patterns. Reproductions of the en¬ 
tire twelve can be found in this country, 
most of them now being stock patterns 
in several factories. Collectors of rare 
furniture in America possess Windsor 
chairs made by the man who first 
brought out the style, holding them as 
precious relics of a day filled with ro¬ 
mance. 
It was not until the maker of this 
historic chair had been making them for 
nearly half a century that kingly favor 
came his way and the chairs were made 
known throughout England because 
George II and his queen took a fancy 
to them; and what was pleasing to the 
royal family readily became famous with 
all. This story has been handed down in 
England: 
In the year 1750, George II and the 
queen were driving through that section 
of Windsor occupied by the poorer class. 
One can easily picture the scene on that 
morning when the villagers beheld the 
royal coach, drawn by six spirited white 
horses mounted by postilions, prancing 
down the quiet little street, the footman 
attired in scarlet velvet, blowing his lit- 
(Continued on page 70) 
Grandmother’s Windsor rocker 
possesses a certain quaintness that 
is decidedly unique 
A child’s chair of 1770, as strong 
and sturdy today as when it left 
the shop in Windsor 
