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Title: Nursing Chairs?
Post by: Rauville on November 17, 2014, 04:09:57 PM

A friend asked me about a low-seated oak arm chair that he has, and I said that it might have been designed as a "Nursing Chair". He wondered why, and I explained that the low seat was to allow accessibility to the baby which could have been in a cradle on the floor.
Were there more logical reasons for the low seat? ???

Title: Re: Nursing Chairs?
Post by: mart on November 17, 2014, 05:38:16 PM

Yes,, Ladies shoes !!  Slipper chairs !!

Title: Re: Nursing Chairs?
Post by: KC on November 17, 2014, 09:31:48 PM

http://shorthistoryslipperchair.nova-antiques.com/ (http://shorthistoryslipperchair.nova-antiques.com/)

http://rockingchairsuk.com/articles/nursing-chairs.html (http://rockingchairsuk.com/articles/nursing-chairs.html)

Title: Re: Nursing Chairs?
Post by: cogar on November 18, 2014, 02:31:59 AM

And it may have been designed for a child,

(http://www.trocadero.com/studio/items/826108/catphoto.jpg)

http://www.trocadero.com/stores/studio/items/826108/item826108.html (http://www.trocadero.com/stores/studio/items/826108/item826108.html)

Or this style, ..........

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/armchairs/antique-mission-style-oak-childs-chair/id-f_819779/ (https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/armchairs/antique-mission-style-oak-childs-chair/id-f_819779/)

Title: Re: Nursing Chairs?
Post by: mart on November 18, 2014, 07:28:35 AM

Correct,, Childrens chairs were often exact duplicates of the adult chairs only smaller !! But these were usually only affordable by the wealthy !!