Antique Upholstered Seats and Hall Seats interesting facts
The smell of food in 18th century dining rooms was considered terrible and so the drop in or stuffed seats of dining chairs were mainly in leather or horse hair rather than fabric, which was thought to not store any odour. The antique furniture designer Robert Adam stated that there should be no wall hangings or curtains in a dining room to prevent smells.
First found in the reign of George II, hall seats were made for the entrance halls and corridors of fine houses where people sat and chatted or visitors waited.
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