n the eighteenth century, folding furniture became fashionable: and designers vied with each other to invent furniture with adjustable, movable and retractable parts.

This chair was originally designed to be used by British Army Officers in India. They needed a chair that was light in weight, could be folded up and carried around easily, and be used on uneven terrain without breaking and was reasonably comfortable and relaxing. This was achieved by constructing the chair from a series of lightweight iron rods, riveting them wherever necessary (for proper folding action) and was fitted with oak wooden planks as an arm rest. The seat was then made by stretching canvas from front to back on two bars, which were mounted at different heights.

This chair typifies the transition from the domestic furnishings of the Victorian army to the more utilitarian camp chairs/easy chairs of the Edwardians. A mainstay of the Army and Navy Stores catalogues. Foldable Easy Chairs were also key products of W. Day & Son and J. W. Allen. The Easy Chair was one among the most popular models of campaign chairs used by British Officers from approximately in the year 1898 to the start of World War II.

This Easy Chair forms a part of The STEVE BORGIA INDIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM, sourced from one of the British Officers camping the Shevroyan Hills in Southern India.