Courting Chair

The Courting Chair

John H. Belter Rococo Revival rosewood carved and laminated tête-à-tête, chair ca. 1850-1860

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor   When two were courting in early 19th century France, Victorian England, or during America’s Gilded Age, maintaining one’s perceived virtue was paramount. Keeping a pair of love-sick intendeds apart required not only a chaperone…