Nursing included caring for children as well as breastfeeding.
The low seat of the chair allowed the mother, who would have been wearing a stiff corset, to interact with small children without bending over.
This chair form was particularly popular in England and found primarily in upper class homes.
The types of wood most frequently used were oak, rosewood or walnut.
[1] The chair legs were frequently of a cabriole style or a straight-legged spindle design.