Wycombe Windsor

…A simple chair made by lathe turning in the late 17th century by local English turners. It was used mainly in the living rooms and dining rooms of the country estates and townhouses of the landed classes, but by the 18th century, its shape had become more refined and it was popular in the lobbies and offices of inns, as well as in the kitchens and servants' rooms of upper-class families in big cities, and it was widely supported as a chair for the common people. In the 1720s, this chair was introduced to America, where its simple and practical form suited the colonial lifestyle and became very popular. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Wickham Windsor" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…17世紀後期にイングランドの地方の挽物師（ひきものし）たちが製作したろくろ加工による素朴ないす。主として田舎の地主階級の邸宅や町家の居間や食堂で使われていたが，18世紀になるとその形態も整って旅館のロビーやオフィス，大都市の上流家庭の台所や召使い部屋でも流行し，庶民のいすとして多くの支持を受けた。1720年代にはアメリカにも渡り，このいすの簡素で実用的な形態が植民地の生活様式に適合して，非常な流行をもたらした。…

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