Martha Washington chair

American  

noun

1. a chair of the 18th century having a high upholstered back, a low upholstered seat, and short arms resting on incurvate supports.

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Example Sentences

Among the chairs he fashioned was one that has come to be known in this country as the Martha Washington chair, from the fact that a specimen of this type was owned at Mount Vernon.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.

On the opposite side is a wing or Martha Washington chair of the Sheraton type.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

Chairs and tables are equally interesting; there is an old "comb-back" chair and an upholstered "Martha Washington" chair, as well as more modern easy chairs and davenports.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.