Sleepy Hollow chair

Sleepy Hollow chair
U.S. Furniture.
an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.
[1835-45; after Sleepy Hollow, New York]

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