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# 300 Austin Family Chair
Poplar Seat
Maple Legs
Hickory Spindles
Ash Bends
...$575
Overall height - 43.5"
Overall depth - 23"
Overall width - 25"
Seat height - 18"
Seat depth - 14.5"
Arm height - 28"
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This classic comb-back arm chair replicates one of the finest Windsor chairs made in eighteenth century Boston. Its high back with carved ears, closely spaced spindles, boldly turned and raked arm supports and legs, and broad seat with rounded front corners distinguish the chair from the vast majority of its counterparts. A Boston merchand, Thomas Austin (1762-1816), probably acquired the chair between 1790 and 1800. He married Martha Frost of Cambridge in 1807 and moved into the Frost family home where the chair remained throughout the ninetheenth century. A Frost family descendant bequeathed the chair to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities in 1982.

The Austin Family Windsor is now faithfully reproduced from the original by Frederick Duckloe craftsmen.
The Society for the Preservation for New England Antiquities was founded in 1910 by William Sumner Appleton, a prominent Bostonian who brought crusty determination to the battle to save historic buildings. Appleton became the country's first full-time preservationist and defined the parameters of the field. He was the first to recognize the value of preserving old buildings for their intrinsic architectural merit as opposed to their association with historic figures or events. He devised the basic working methods of preservation, insisting on deliberate care and exhaustive documentation, which remain gospel for preservationists today. His zeal, tenacity, and leadership were responsible for saving countless historic buildings across New England, either under SPNEA's auspices or in cooperation with local groups. Today, SPNEA is the largest regional preservation organization quarters is located at:
Harrison Gray Otis House
141 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114.
Frederick Duckloe & Bros., is the exclusive licensee for SPNEA Windsor chairs.