The book of American Windsor furniture
Subtitle: styles and technologies
By: John Kassay ; with measured drawings by the author.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Amherst, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Furniture -- United States -- History -- 18th century.; Decoration and ornament -- Windsor style.
Description: Combining comfort, simplicity, and craftsmanship, Windsor chairs have long been prized by collectors. Introduced from England in the early 1700s, the Windsor style took hold in America first as seating for the well-to-do and later as the favorite chair of the general population. Included in the Windsor family are stools, tables, settees, high chairs, cradles, and candle stands, but the greatest variety is found in the chairs, which range from comb-back to bow-back to step-down versions.

Their makers took advantage of the natural properties of different woods for particular components of the chairs, employing hickory, red oak, or ash for bent parts, maple for turnings, and pine for seats.

Kassay meticulously documents all of these features and styles with drawings so accurate and precise that amateur furniture makers can use them as blueprints for creating Windsor reproductions. The drawings are complemented by narrative descriptions, photographs, and a list of measured parts for each of the pieces under discussion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195)