wainscot chair

American  

noun

English Furniture.

1. an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.

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Example Sentences

Photo Credits » Photography by Kim Sargent Converted to a study, the sacristy had been added in the 1800s; Smith chose a wainscot chair and trestle table from that period.

From Architectural Digest

Wainscot Chair While stools and benches were commonly used for seats in the early seventeenth century, a wainscot chair as shown above was in use at Jamestown before 1623.

From Project Gutenberg