"à la capucine" armchair

Unknown artist

1701-1800

hardwood, rawhide, maple

Canadian Museum of History

A wooden armchair with a woven seat is shown against a dark background. The chair has a high back with decorative curves and turned legs. <EM>À la capucine</EM> Armchair <DIV class="artifact-info__description wysiwyg"> <P>The form of <EM><ACRONYM title="" class=c2c-text-hover oldtitle="An expression of uncertain origin, perhaps based upon the unadorned and simply constructed straw-seat chairs of convents, monasteries and country homes in France. Or it may be a reference to an order of Capucin monks." data-hasqtip="0">à la capucine</ACRONYM> </EM>chairs evolved entirely within Quebec, and they remained popular from the late 1700s until well into the 1800s. At one point in the early 1900s, it was thought that these chairs were made in the northeastern United States. Con