The original of this reproduction tall easy chair (circa 1800-1810) sits in the parlor of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate on loan from the Univeristy of Virgina. Some scholars suggest that the design was influenced by late 18th early 19th century English furniture designer Thomas Sheraton. The chair features carved reeding on the turned arms and front legs—carved reeding was popularized by Sheraton's publication The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book.

One of our reproductions of this chair can be found at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in the new Saint Louis Gateway Arch Museum in St. Louis, MO. 

The chair has an unusually high back, which may indicate a ceremonial purpose. Our reproduction is solid mahogany, with hand-carved details, brass tacks and casters, and red leather.