tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post5940746815833418525..comments2024-03-28T03:54:09.950-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Winter Light: ChairsAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-21546895669507033512013-05-31T16:32:28.049-04:002013-05-31T16:32:28.049-04:00Thanks for that information on your chair, A., tha...Thanks for that information on your chair, A., that is similar to mine. I can't imagine that mine is that old, but who knows, it might be. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-31463138843315949862013-05-31T13:58:35.664-04:002013-05-31T13:58:35.664-04:00Your chair is a lathe bottom chair, it was made fr...Your chair is a lathe bottom chair, it was made from long strips of thin wetted wood. It took a great deal of skill to make them and is pretty much a lost art. I have one that has been in the family since it came from Pennsylvania in the late 1700's, yours looks to be about that same age. Mine belonged to our Kennedy line, who were the founders of Covington, Kentucky around 1792. Mine too is so fragile it can no longer be sat on, but I love that chair like no other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-13623949144539860352011-02-15T21:06:30.035-05:002011-02-15T21:06:30.035-05:00Linda, when I first bought this house, I kept buyi...Linda, when I first bought this house, I kept buying chairs whenever I saw one, but then I had to stop. I love all the personalities they have.<br />Thanks Maggie, for the nice words on the writing and images. Chairs do tell stories, don't they?Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-18167597880295712982011-02-15T20:54:05.837-05:002011-02-15T20:54:05.837-05:00lovely line to begin the post..."an empty cha...lovely line to begin the post..."an empty chair holds a human presence" and tells so many stories as it wears with time and its holdings. The third image is especially fine with the shadows on the flooring. You have a magical eye and the light you capture is divine.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-12402543588769633002011-02-15T20:54:03.452-05:002011-02-15T20:54:03.452-05:00If we had the room, I would have dozens of chairs....If we had the room, I would have dozens of chairs. Some for sitting and some just for shape. We have a 19th C. English windsor and it is one of our most comfortable. You have a beautiful selection and all in keeping with the rest of your house.LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLDhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-82573594574295273452011-02-15T08:37:54.708-05:002011-02-15T08:37:54.708-05:00Debbie, I agree with you that children's chair...Debbie, I agree with you that children's chairs are very touching to see, even more than those of adults. So many lives and stories are bound up in them.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-29928095210638874452011-02-14T23:35:16.062-05:002011-02-14T23:35:16.062-05:00This is quite wonderful. I have some childrens'...This is quite wonderful. I have some childrens' rockers that have been in my family for generations ( my great grandfather made one, great grandmother received other as a gift) I think of all the little toddlers in the families who have sat in them, including now, my own grandchildren. I touch the seats, and the warmth from the wood speaks to me of all those long ago babies.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103183215836850947noreply@blogger.com