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Spoon-back chairs

Scope note

The name sometimes given to early 18th-century chairs in which the back has a gentle double curve designed to fit the back of the sitter. Also a mid-19th century chair with a rounded, waisted back and short legs. TOMLIN

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300038107

Broader Terms used

<chairs by form: back form>

Equivalent Terms used

spoon-back chair

Created

13yrs ago

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