February 12th, 2010
Category: Armchairs

Here are pictures of the Rising Sun Armchair, used by George Washington at the Federal Convention’s continuous sessions.

Rising Sun Armchair

George Washington used this chair for nearly three months of the Federal Convention’s continuous sessions. James Madison reported Benjamin Franklin saying, “I have often looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I… know that it is a rising…sun.

Sun Armchair by George Washington

Rising Sun Armchair by George Washington




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