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Art furniture

Scope note

Term applied in the 1860s to furniture produced by firms which employed leading designers and architects. Designs tended toward simple forms with hand-carved and painted decoration.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000164268

Broader Terms used

<furniture by design>

Term used for

furniture, art

Created

13yrs ago

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