CHAPTER VII

THE EVOLUTION OF THE CHAIR 189

Early days--The typical Jacobean oak chair--The evolution of the stretcher--The chair-back and its development--Transition between Jacobean and William and Mary forms--Farmhouse styles contemporary with the cane-back chair--The Queen Anne splat--Country Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton--The grandfather chair--Ladder-back types--The spindle-back chair--Corner chairs.