| Figure 10 Plain chair,
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 16501720. White oak and maple. H.
37", W. 20 3/4", D. 16 1/8". (Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston; Hezekiah E. Bolles Fund.) This example came from Rochester in Plymouth
County. It has a replaced bast seat. Most plain matted chairs probably had
rush seats. |