Even in the 18th century the elderly usually had the most comfortable chair in the house. The wing chair or easy chair originally was used by those who were old or infirm. It was designed for comfort.

From the ancient times until the 1800s, many women gave birth with the aid of parturition chairs, specially designed seats that allowed women to sit ...

A 17¾-by-23¾-inch folk art painting was the top seller at the Americana Week auctions in New York last month, outperforming masterpieces of Rhode Island and Connecticut 18th-century furniture.