"It seems likely that this design originated in 1787, when the Prince of Wales took power as Regent during a period when George III was suffering insanity as a result of the illness porhyria. The design seems to have been first published in 1788 in the first edition of Hepplewhite's The Cabinet Maker's and Upholsterer's Guide." . "Carved mahogany, inlaid with satinwood, the seat upholstered in modern silk"@en . "carving"@en . "turning"@en . "inlay"@en . . "Chair-making"@en . . "It seems likely that this design originated in 1787, when the Prince of Wales took power as Regent during a period when George III was suffering insanity as a result of the illness porhyria. The design seems to have been first published in 1788 in the first edition of Hepplewhite's The Cabinet Maker's and Upholsterer's Guide." . . .