Wow: This thread started in May of 2011, and I'm just now discovering it. What a great idea for discussion. 'Scuse me now, while I catch up.
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Originally Posted by DMB
Quite a while back I broke my neck in a horrific accident. It was operated on and still carries a metal plate and screws and a lot of bone overgrowth. As result I have constant neck pain and need a chair with a very upright back that goes all the way up to the back of my head. So I have an office chair bought with that in mind.
But I also like an 18th-century high-backed wing-armchair with a footstool. This sort of thing:
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My grandmother on my mother's side had all Victorian furniture, including a Victorian sofa. No high-back stuff, though. I found her furniture to be excruciating uncomfortable, but extremely durable. She never changed any of the pieces at any time until her death in the mid-70s, at which time they went into the hands of an uncle and later an aunt. I have no idea how old they were, but I do know the bed she slept in dated to the Civil War. For those of us who have been fortunate enough not to have sustained any debilitating neck injuries, I wouldn't recommend Victorian, but I'm glad it works for you. High back chairs, though? Absolutely.