Illustration [166] shows a graceful chair with carving upon the back and knees. It belonged formerly to Governor Strong of Massachusetts, and is now owned by W. S. G. Kennedy, Esq., of Worcester.
Illus. 166.—Chippendale Chair.
The roundabout chair in Illustration [167] was originally owned by the Rev. Daniel Bliss, the Congregational minister in Concord, Massachusetts, from 1739 to 1766. He was succeeded by William Emerson, who married his daughter, and who was the grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson. William Emerson died in 1777, and Dr. Ezra Ripley succeeded to the pastorate and the widow, and took possession of the manse and of this chair, which must have served the successive ministers at the desk, while many hundreds of sound sermons were written. It now belongs to the Concord Antiquarian Society.
Illus. 168.—Extension-top Roundabout Chair.
An unusually fine example of a Dutch corner chair with an extension top, is shown in Illustration [168], owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The finest type of roundabout chair is shown in Illustration [169]. It is of mahogany and has but one cabriole leg, the others being uncompromisingly straight, but the cabriole leg, and the top rail and arms are carved finely with the acanthus design, worn almost smooth on the arms. It belongs to Dwight M. Prouty, Esq.
Illus. 169.—Roundabout
Chair.