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Chaises

Scope note

Use for light, open, two-wheeled carriages drawn by a single horse, for one or two passengers, and with or without foldable hoods; popular in England and the United States during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000219530

Broader Terms used

<two-wheeled carriages>

Narrower Terms used

whiskeys (carriages)

Term used for

shays

Equivalent Terms used

chaise

Created

13yrs ago

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