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Cromwellian chairs

Scope note

Collector's term for square low-back chairs, often without arms, having turned legs and stretchers; this type, covered in leather or turkey work, long antedated the period of Cromwell but became widely popular in England in the mid-1600s.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037834

Broader Terms used

<chairs by form>

Equivalent Terms used

Cromwellian chair

Created

13yrs ago

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