Furniture

Small Chairs

The small chair is a seat with a short seat and back for adult use. It is relatively roughly made and so wears out quickly, meaning that few examples are found. It is used mainly by aged men and women who sit by the fireplace in winter to cook or to warm themselves. Exceptionally, carpenters may make children’s chairs.

General Dimensions

· Seat height: 20 cm.

· Back height: 50 cm.

· Seat width: 30 cm.

· Seat length: 27 cm.

· Leg cross-section: 4×4 cm.

General features – typology

The small chair has the same features as the full chair, including:

“eagles’ heads” on the finials of the back uprights.

back made of two rectangular boards.

8 struts joining the frame.

rush woven seat

rare decoration, incised or stamped.

Children’s chairs

Children usually sit on stools, but on rare occasions carpenters make special small pieces of furniture such as small chairs with wooden seats (late 19th century) or pierced wooden seats for toilet training.

Conclusions

Small chairs are usually found in poor households and used by old people.