18th century likely Lincolnshire comb back Windsor armchair, with curved cresting rail, 2 x 3 long spindles either side of a vasiform splat, shaped arm bow made from 3 pieces of wood, 2 x 3 underarm spindles, turned underarm supports, plain turned legs, through-morticed and wedged into the seat, H stretcher with cross stretcher turned with darts

WS 209 18th century likely Lincolnshire comb back with splat

This chair has a brass plaque attached to the comb above the splat.  It reads "This chair was used by the Rev John Wesley 1756" and like No 205, it is in the care of the Epworth Rectory Museum. It will not have escaped your notice that the heavily carved and chamfered seat is remarkably similar to this chair & Nos 200 & 205. All of these types of chairs appear in my article for the RFS journal, and can be viewed here.

For comparative purposes a picture of the Wren Library, Lincoln armchair in the article is shown below.

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

Other pictures of the Wren Library, Lincoln chairs are below.

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

Tim Garland casting an expert eye over the Wren Library chairs. 
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Thanks to Tim Garland for the following photographs:

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

© William Sergeant 2019