A simple wooden tavern chair - turned legs, ladder back, plain plank seat, no upholstery. The universal everyday seating of the European inn from the late Middle Ages forward. Period: multi-era, c. 1300 CE - 1900 CE.
The plain tavern chair survived essentially unchanged from late-medieval ale-houses through 19th-century coaching inns. Cheap to make, easy to repair, indifferent to spills. Sits naturally in any inn, kitchen, or rough room.
Painting tips
- Wood: warm brown with sepia wash; sun-bleached top surfaces.
- Joints: darker shadow.
- Optional spilled stain on the seat (wine, grease).
- Mud and dust at the foot contact line.
Historical sources & further reading
- European tavern furniture references
- Pre-industrial joinery studies
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





