Illustration of Windsor chair
: a wooden chair with spindle back, raking legs, and usually a saddle seat
called also Windsor
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Peacock Chair Designed in 1947, Hans Wegner's Peacock Chair was an ode to the Windsor chair with a Danish twist.
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Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
The large pendant light and Windsor chair are vintage.
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Rhonda Reinhart,
Country Living,
8 Sep. 2023
The Windsor chair, characterized by its spindled chair back, has a history as old as the United States.
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Hadley Keller,
House Beautiful,
19 Jan. 2023
For more than half a century, Richard Grell has been crafting the very intricate Windsor chair, a style that dates hundreds of years, by hand in his Hudson shop.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
30 Dec. 2022
The Windsor chair — identifiable by its wooden seat, splayed wooden legs, and multi-spindled back frame — dates to the early 18th century.
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Christina Poletto,
BostonGlobe.com,
20 Feb. 2022
Ravitz’s braided rug is like a melty pool of colors, and Blendowski’s scalloped-edge Windsor chair looks like dollhouse furniture blown up to life-size proportions.
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Diana Budds,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2022
Their works combine a respect for traditional forms with a sense of play: The pair’s debut piece is an eccentric and whimsical take on the classic Windsor chair, replacing the 18th-century English seat’s straight-spoked back with undulating pieces of wood that seem to shimmy.
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New York Times,
9 Feb. 2022
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Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
The large pendant light and Windsor chair are vintage.
—
Rhonda Reinhart,
Country Living,
8 Sep. 2023
The Windsor chair, characterized by its spindled chair back, has a history as old as the United States.
—
Hadley Keller,
House Beautiful,
19 Jan. 2023
For more than half a century, Richard Grell has been crafting the very intricate Windsor chair, a style that dates hundreds of years, by hand in his Hudson shop.
—
Marc Bona,
cleveland,
30 Dec. 2022
The Windsor chair — identifiable by its wooden seat, splayed wooden legs, and multi-spindled back frame — dates to the early 18th century.
—
Christina Poletto,
BostonGlobe.com,
20 Feb. 2022
Ravitz’s braided rug is like a melty pool of colors, and Blendowski’s scalloped-edge Windsor chair looks like dollhouse furniture blown up to life-size proportions.
—
Diana Budds,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2022
Their works combine a respect for traditional forms with a sense of play: The pair’s debut piece is an eccentric and whimsical take on the classic Windsor chair, replacing the 18th-century English seat’s straight-spoked back with undulating pieces of wood that seem to shimmy.
—
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2022
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“Windsor chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Windsor%20chair. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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