Shaker Chairs
The Shakers produced five chair types: the rolled arm, scrolled arm, back with cross rail, front upright with mushroom turned upper ends and the armless sewing rocker. Chair backs are slat back in form. Seats made of rush, splint woven, woven tape or caned. Upholstery was not used, except in very late examples. Shaker chairs were made of a variety of woods, with maple being the most commonly found. Sometimes with multiple woods were used for various parts of a single chair. These would include ash, hickory, birch, cherry and various local fruitwoods and softwoods.