An officer's folding campaign chair - X-frame in wood and bare-metal hinges, canvas or leather seat slung between, low back. The portable command-tent furniture from antiquity to the 20th century. Period: multi-era, c. 100 BCE - 1945 CE.
Folding X-frame chairs are documented from Roman officer kit (sella curulis) through medieval royal travel, Napoleonic campaign tents, and into 20th-c. military baggage. Portable, status-marked, and pragmatic.
Painting tips
- Wood frame: warm brown with sepia wash; bare-metal hinges at joints.
- Seat material: canvas (off-white tan), leather (dark brown), or velvet (deep red/blue) - period-dependent.
- Optional gilt corners on royal/noble version.
- Dust at the foot contact.
Historical sources & further reading
- Roman sella curulis references
- Medieval royal travel-furniture studies
- 19th-c. military campaign furniture
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





