Rising Sun Armchair and detail 1779 Made by John Folwell George Washington used this chair for nearly three months of the Federal Convention's continuous sessions. James Madison reported Benjamin Franklin saying I have often looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I... know that it is a rising...sun. Mahogany. H 153.5, W 77.5, D 58.2 cm Independence National Historical Park, INDE 11826