Are you sitting comfortably?(Report from Europe)(The English Regional Chair)(Brief Article) From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: May 1, 2005| Author: Kramer, Miriam | COPYRIGHT 2005 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In 1964 the furniture historian Bernard D. Cotton, who specializes in the vernacular tradition, bought a chair. This led to the acquisition of nearly four hundred others, all made by regional English makers. Cotton then researched the history of regional chairs in general and the specific background of each of his examples. His book The English Regional Chair (1990) remains the standard reference on the subject.

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