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GAMING CHAIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

observation chair... the French type had a low back with a padded upper part; one was seated astride, especially around gaming tables.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Chaise basse dont le dossier possède une tablette rembourrée à bonne hauteur pour qu'on puisse s'y accouder.

OBS

Siège destiné à observer les joueurs de cartes [...] Les femmes se placent à genoux sur le siège, les hommes s'assoient à califourchon, c'est pour cela que les voyelles d'hommes possèdent un siège rétréci du côté du dossier. Ce siège apparaît au milieu du XVIIIe siècle. Il comporte quelquefois, surtout à la fin du siècle, un coussin mobile comme les bergères.

Spanish

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