A GRAIN-PAINTED SACK-BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR

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A GRAIN-PAINTED SACK-BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO ABRAHAM BRUBAKER, STRASBURG TOWNSHIP, ROHRERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 1750-1780

The arched crest above five flared spindles over a curved armrail with scrolling grips above baluster and ring-turned supports over a shaped seat, on baluster and ring-turned legs joined by a swelled H-stretcher--43½ in. high

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According to family tradition, this chair is attributed to Abraham Brubaker of Strasburg Township, Rohrerstown, Pennsylvania. Tax assessment records at the Lancaster County Historical Society list Abraham Brubaker as a carpenter in 1779. Pennsylvania tax records list individuals based on the trade which creates a larger proportion of their income