Walnut Dining Room Chairs
Credit LineGift of Lila Scott, London, Ontario, 1968
Object number1968.008.012
Label TextThese walnut wood dining chairs were made by Charles Lock Eastlake (1836-1906), an English designer and exponent of well-designed furniture. A marked feature of the Eastlake style is the rectangular forms of the structure. The traditions of the medieval joiner were followed which required a framework of verticals and horizontals joined with mortise and tenon, never glue. The style started to gain popularity around the mid-1860s and carried on into the early 20th century in North America. The wool petit point seat covers are likely an addition to the original chairs.
NameChair, Dining
