Illus. 195.—Sheraton Chair.
The impression given by this chair is of strength combined with lightness, the effect which Sheraton strove to attain, while at the same time he made the chairs strong not only in effect but in reality, an end which Hepplewhite did not accomplish. The legs of the chair are plainly turned, but in the original design they are reeded.
Illus. 196.—Sheraton Chair.
Illustration [192] shows two Sheraton chairs owned by Francis H. Bigelow, Esq. It will be seen that the carving in the back is similar in design to that of Hepplewhite chairs, and the carving and shape of the upper part of the chair-back with the curved top rail is often seen upon Hepplewhite’s “bar-back” chairs.
Illus. 197.—Sheraton Chair.
Mr. Bigelow also owns the upholstered arm-chair in Illustration [193], sometimes called a Martha Washington easy-chair, from a similar chair at Mount Vernon. This chair and one in Illustration [194], which belongs to Mr. Bigelow, are after the Sheraton style, although these designs do not appear in Sheraton’s books.