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Armchairs

Scope note

Term applied to a wide variety of chairs with arms, to distinguish them from side chairs which have no arms.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037776

Broader Terms used

<chairs by form>

Narrower Terms used

great chairs
elbow chairs
bergères

Equivalent Terms used

armchair

Created

13yrs ago

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