{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"A Brief History of the Windsor Chair: From Buckinghamshire to the World - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UsbEVmisxm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/a-history-of-the-windsor-chair\/\">A Brief History of the Windsor Chair: From Buckinghamshire to the World<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/a-history-of-the-windsor-chair\/embed\/#?secret=UsbEVmisxm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Brief History of the Windsor Chair: From Buckinghamshire to the World&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"UsbEVmisxm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dumy-1024x486-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":486,"description":"A Brief History of the Windsor Chair: From Buckinghamshire to the World - The Windsor chair is defined by construction rather than style, and that is why it travelled. Furniture in Fashion traces the design from the beech woods of the Chilterns and the workshops of High Wycombe to its American variants, explaining how a solid seat with legs socketed in from below and spindles from above made a chair that was light, strong and repairable. The report sets out the traditional timber choices, elm for seats, ash or yew for steam bent bows, beech for turned legs, and why each was selected for a specific property. It explains how the separation of bodging, bottoming and framing allowed the trade to scale, reads the differences between hoop, comb, stick and wheel backs, and argues that the chair endures in British homes because an open spindle back reduces visual weight in compact dining rooms without reducing seat count. Guidance on seat widths, table clearance and caring for a mixed timber chair is included."}