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Cane chair No. 36 [has] cresting not extending to the sidelines. It is known as the William Penn chair as it is believed that it was brought by Penn from England in 1699 when he made a second voyage to his Pennsylvania. The two "stiles" are "turned" as in No. 35, but not in a spiral form. At the top is the cresting with two scrolls in the form of the letter "C" in a recumbent position, known from their shape as "C-scrolls"; six of the same scrolls are on the framework around the narrow cane; and two others are on the front stretcher. The front legs and feet are in the form known as " Flemish-scrolled". About 1690-1700.

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