drunkard's chair
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A large armchair that shows a decided difference in the manners of the early eighteenth century and the present day was called the "drunkard's chair."
From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Throop, Lucy Abbot
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