Lincolnshire Windsor & Rush seated chairs, including a catalogue of the Lincolnshire Chairs exhibition held at Alford Manor April to October 2019.
Text & pictures by William Sergeant & Julian Parker. Some chairs from other regions are covered either to distinguish them from Lincolnshire chairs or for their inherent beauty.
William Sergeant's talks about the chairs may be found in the Useful Links
Wednesday 25 September 2019
John Amos, Grantham: stamped hoop back Lincolnshire side chair, 7 spindles, ring & cove with single lower ring front leg turnings, plain back legs, H stretcher
WS 158 John Amos Grantham
I am indebted to Tony Howe of Suffolk for finding and donating this chair to my collection.
Nowhere in the literature on vernacular chairs is there a reference to side chairs by the business owned by John Amos of Grantham and now there are two on this site. The one shown in picture No 79 has six spindles in the back support while this one has seven. The seat and front legs are made from elm and all other components are made out of ash wood . The name stamp is on the edge of the seat and there are three wooden pins driven through from the back of the bow to strengthen the construction of the back support. As with all Amos chairs the seat has straight edges as opposed to the more usual bell-shaped seats, in plan, by other Lincolnshire makers of this period.
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