The original Monticello Revolving Arm Chair® sits in the Cabinet of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home. It was one of three elements that made up the reading and writing arrangement in Jefferson's office.
Jefferson may have purchased the chair from New York City cabinetmaker Thomas Burling circa 1790. The original chair was likely based on the French style concave desk chair popular during the Louis XVI period. Jefferson may have had a hand in the design of the revolving mechanism that allows the chair to swivel. George Washington had a very similar chair, also purchased from Burling, now at Mount Vernon. We offer a reproduction of that chair as part of our Founding Father's Collection. For more information on the history of the original chair see The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, by Susan Stein (1993:267).
The chair features a mahogany frame construction, red leather, and brass tacks.
Estimated 4-6 weeks for fabrication and delivery.
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