Colonial: Textile Folding Chair

The textile folding chair was an example of British camping furniture. This chair was the result of the combination of the planter’s chair with the Roorkhee chair. The chair consisted of two primary components - a wooden frame and long armrests that were characteristic of the planter’s chairs, and the durable canvas seat that was typical of the Roorkhee chair used by the Indian Army Corps of Engineers in Roorkhee. These types of chairs were simple, functional, portable and durable.

The wooden frame for the reclining back of this folding chair is affixed with a foldable canvas that extends to form the backrest as well as the seat. The backrest, above the arms, has a wing-like protrusion. A couple-railed footrest forms a conduit-like structure between the two forelegs.