In 1983, D.R. Dimes was commissioned by The Smithsonian to make reproduction Windsor chairs for public areas in order to illustrate how small many of these pieces were. The chairs were meticulously reproduced from a period chair made by Ebenezer Tracy of Lisbon, Connecticut. E.B. Tracy, as his chairs were branded, was one of the regions' most prolific chair makers of his time. He produced chairs of exceptional and distinctive style while influencing many makers, including two sons.