For some inexplicable reason, the name pressed-back chair today refers not only to chairs made with—what else?— a pressed back, but also, incorrectly, to carved solid-wood chairs that have the same type of designs as the pressed-back chairs.
To read this article — and over 25,000 more — try Kovels Membership FREE for 7 Days
Kovels Knowledge Members get full access to 25,000 articles on antiques and collectibles from 60 years of publication.