Martha Washington chair

American  

noun

1. a chair of the 18th century having a high upholstered back, a low upholstered seat, and short arms resting on incurvate supports.

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Example Sentences

On the opposite side is a wing or Martha Washington chair of the Sheraton type.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

Chairs and tables are equally interesting; there is an old "comb-back" chair and an upholstered "Martha Washington" chair, as well as more modern easy chairs and davenports.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

Among the chairs he fashioned was one that has come to be known in this country as the Martha Washington chair, from the fact that a specimen of this type was owned at Mount Vernon.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.