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Post by Colonial Rose on Oct 27, 2007 23:04:07 GMT -5
Felicity's Windsor Writing Chair is associated with and pictured on the cover of the book, Felicity Learns a Lesson. It was introduced in 1991. After the Reading and Writing Lesson set retired in 2001, the quill pen and inkwell from that set were combined with the Windsor Writing Chair. The Windsor Writing Chair retired in 2008.
PC description: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence while seated in a handsome writing chair like this one. The writing arm swings from side to side so Felicity can sit easily in her full gowns, Under the seat is a drawer that holds her writing supplies. An exquisite hardwood reproduction.
I have the Pre-Mattel version of this so mine didn't come with the inkwell and quill pen. The chair like all of Felicity's furniture is dark wood, it's lightweight, but surprisingly sturdy. Bigfoot crushed the arm on mine and it managed to survive mostly intact, it just has some cracks where he pushed it back together and they are hidden by the writing arm. The writing arm holds her Reading & Writing Lesson (after going back over my pictures I realised that I had leaned the hornbook on the leg of the chair so it won't hold all of it on the writing arm) or Tea Lesson on it nicely. The drawer underneath holds the Reading & Writing Lesson (including the inkwell on mine) in it for convenient storage, but mine sticks a bit when you try to open it. A
I made the felt blotter for the chair to match the one pictured on the 1991 Felicity Learns A Lesson cover out of 1/4 of a sheet of felt from Michaels.
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Post by Starbuck on Dec 5, 2007 14:12:17 GMT -5
The chair: This is a nice, solid piece of furniture of the same dark wood as Felicity's other pieces. Very period appropriate and straight off the cover of her school story. The arm moves so you can easily get Felicity in and out of it, and she looks nice sitting in it. I do have to disagree with the above poster, though -- I don't see any way to get all of her Reading & Writing Lesson on it at the same time. It holds two pieces plus the sander maximum, not that that's a problem as it would look odd any larger. My only criticism is the drawer, which is just too small to hold the inkwell. It would have been a convenient place to store it. The rest of the Reading & Writing Lesson will fit, however. A(Excuse Felicity's inappropriate dress. I am way too lazy to change her into something she actually would have worn to lessons for the sake of one picture.) The inkwell and quill: I have the Mattel version, so my chair came with these. The inkwell is white and blue, which I suppose goes well with the Tea Lesson plate and saucer if you have the whole school set out at the same time. Just a nice little piece of porcelain. The quill was way too small for Felicity, though I expect there's some variance in those. The quill I got with my Reading & Writing Lesson is much larger. APre-Mattel on top, Mattel on bottom. Pre-Mattel on left, Mattel on right. The bottoms of both versions have a handwritten Pleasant Company stamp. The Mattel version has a sticker saying it was made in Indonesia, the PM one for Taiwan.
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Post by scandia on Mar 13, 2008 19:04:48 GMT -5
I like this chair quite a bit. I got it for only 38 dollars- and free shipping. I had been wanting it for a while. It is great how the arm swings- and also very easy to assemble. The inkwell and quill store easily inside the drawer. The chair is neither bulky nor heavy. And it looks great with modern dolls as well- right now Claire is sitting on it. Overall an A+
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Post by zeemeems on Jul 18, 2009 23:59:41 GMT -5
This is a must-have piece of furniture. The construction is very high quality and detailed (there's grooving on the seat) the wood is very beautiful. It has ton of play value, as I use it over and over again for other set ups in other historical period. You can't put much in the draw though, including the inkwell. Here's some photos to show how it looks compared to other furniture and toys.
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Post by happymargaret on Aug 6, 2009 20:55:19 GMT -5
Can someone tell me what size the peg is that connects the desk to the chair? Mine is missing that essential piece. It seems to be a metal peg that is inserted into the underside of desk and protrudes about 1/2". Its diameter(1/8"+, approx.) would fit into the metal circular receiver that is in the arm of the chair.
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Post by JustMagicMaria on Sept 17, 2015 16:15:20 GMT -5
Our Windsor Writing Chair is quite old and isn't perfect but it still looks beautiful. Our Felicity prefers to pose next to it rather than sitting because she looks unladylike when she sits. It looks beautiful in Felicity's bedroom with her bed and original clothes press which is matches wonderfully.
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Post by mamared on Jan 16, 2023 15:42:39 GMT -5
This lovely chair is pictured on the cover of Felicity Learns a Lesson. Here's the catalog description: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence while seated in a handsome writing chair like this one. The writing arm swings from side to side so Felicity can sit easily in her full gowns, Under the seat is a drawer that holds her writing supplies. An exquisite hardwood reproduction.
I had the Pleasant Company version of this chair for several years and appreciated the high quality and how much it reminded me of an actual full-size Windsor chair. I like the curves on the wooden seat (and that it's not just a flat seating surface), the continuous arm that goes all the way around the back, and also the attention to the spindles and all the other parts of the chair. The writing arm is attached to a peg, so not only can it swing from side to side, it can also be lifted off and removed entirely if you prefer to use it that way. (There would still be a little hole for the peg in the arm of the chair.) I also like the little drawer underneath where you can store some of the writing supplies when not in use. I think it's worth noting that Felicity's Windsor Writing Chair is pretty tall; the back of the chair comes up mid-way on her head when she's standing next to it. This is a taller than a lot of other AG chairs, and since it also has the arms, it's wider. All of this means that the scale can look a little off if it's placed near other types of chairs in a doll room (not because its scale is too big, but more because they're scaled too small). In my opinion, this chair is most perfectly situated by itself next to a window or bookshelf, or maybe as the only chair in a bedroom. Multiple Windsor chairs can work together too, they just take up a bit of room! Although I really like this piece, I didn't use it much and ended up giving it to another board member. Besides the size, it was also a bit fancy for most of my set ups, and like JustMagicMaria noted, my girls didn't look very ladylike while seated in it. I don't think I have any photos from when I used to have the chair, so here's the catalog photo instead. And here's a close up, where you can see the height of the seat back relative to Felicity, and also the peg from the writing desk portion coming down through the continuous arm.
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