Record #:

27613

Author(s):

Wright, R. Lewis

Abstract:

In the early 1800s, Thomas Johnson and his family established a chairmaking business in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Known as Johnson chairs, this group of ladderback chairs became prevalent throughout southeastern Virginia and upper North Carolina. The chairs represent the largest surviving group of its kind due to certain enduring features of construction.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 6 Issue 2, November 1980, p33-48, map, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Chairs; Furniture, Early American