Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Evoking rusticity and relaxation through simple and elegant designs, vintage Adirondack furniture originated in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. The most famous piece is the Adirondack chair, which dates to 1903.
With its ample armrests and sturdy but comfortable slanted seat, the reclined Adirondack chair was designed by Thomas Lee for his own country home. The postwar golden age of modern patio and garden furniture production — led by the likes of Brown Jordan, Knoll, Salterini and Woodard — was decades away at the time, and there were few pieces of furniture specifically created for outdoor use.
Lee, a Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate raised in a wealthy family, was no furniture designer. He merely needed a durable, rugged chair for afternoons in the sun while he was vacationing on Lake Champlain in Westport, New York, in the summer. The amateur woodworker used just one wooden plank cut into 11 segments that were jointed together for his now-legendary seat, which is said to have been made of hemlock, hickory or basswood.
The story of the Adirondack chair continues with Lee’s friend, carpenter Harry Bunnell, covertly patenting the chair and going on to produce it as the Westport Plank chair for a growing audience over the next two decades. Over a century later, the Adirondack chair has gone through several design evolutions while maintaining its popularity and basic form with slats of wood such as pine offering comfort both indoors and out.
The widespread demand for rustic Adirondack outdoor furniture was bolstered by the turn-of-the-century establishment of rural escapes to treat diseases such as tuberculosis. The low-slung Adirondack chair became common in these places of convalescence, allowing patients to recline and breathe in the country air. It also complemented the camp-style architecture that was prevalent in the Adirondacks for recreation as well as restoration, where rugged furniture with exposed wood and minimal carving filled interiors and wide porches.
Today, Adirondack chairs are made in a range of materials and can be found around the world, from ski resorts to lakeside piers, their durability and classic form making them an enduring favorite for spending time in nature.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Oak
1940s French Vintage Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1870s American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
19th Century Central American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Iron
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Driftwood
20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Cedar
Mid-20th Century North American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
19th Century French Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wicker
19th Century French Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Oak
Early 20th Century French Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1920s American Vintage Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century European Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Brass
Early 20th Century French Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Birch, Willow
1980s American Vintage Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Sheet Metal
1890s American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
1970s American Vintage Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Twig, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
19th Century American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Birch
1890s American Antique Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Antler
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Hickory
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Wall Mirrors
Shell