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BACK SLAT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Furniture (Various)
- Various Decorative Arts
- Interior Decorations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fiddleback
1, record 1, English, fiddleback
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fiddle-back 2, record 1, English, fiddle%2Dback
proposal, adjective
- fiddlebacked 2, record 1, English, fiddlebacked
proposal
- violin-shaped-back 2, record 1, English, violin%2Dshaped%2Dback
proposal, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fiddleback chairs. 1, record 1, English, - fiddleback
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fiddle back: Chair with violin-shaped splat back. 3, record 1, English, - fiddleback
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fiddleback: A backsplat in the shape of a violin or fiddle seen on Queen Anne chairs. 4, record 1, English, - fiddleback
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
backsplat : A slat of wood in the middle of a chair back. 4, record 1, English, - fiddleback
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mobilier divers
- Arts décoratifs divers
- Décoration intérieure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- violoné
1, record 1, French, violon%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- violonné 2, record 1, French, violonn%C3%A9
adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de l'arabesque d'un dossier de fauteuil, rappelant la forme contournée d'un violon. 3, record 1, French, - violon%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cabriolet est le siège Louis XV par excellence. [...] Les chaises [sont] en hêtre, noyer, en bois peint de couleur claire, ou doré; le siège est en forme de trapèze, le dossier est violoné et chantourné en haut et en bas; [...] le fauteuil cabriolet, fauteuil léger à dossier concave et violoné, c'est-à-dire étranglé en son milieu; [...] 4, record 1, French, - violon%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce chantournement est caractéristique du rococo Louis XV. 3, record 1, French, - violon%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Furniture Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- back slat
1, record 2, English, back%20slat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- back upright rail
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du meuble
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- montant intérieur du dossier
1, record 2, French, montant%20int%C3%A9rieur%20du%20dossier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-01-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- slat back chair 1, record 3, English, slat%20back%20chair
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A name sometimes used for a primitive form of ladder back chair, with 4 or 5 slats between the seat and the top rail. (Short Dictionary of Furniture) 1, record 3, English, - slat%20back%20chair
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chaise à dossier à traverses
1, record 3, French, chaise%20%C3%A0%20dossier%20%C3%A0%20traverses
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meuble ancien. 1, record 3, French, - chaise%20%C3%A0%20dossier%20%C3%A0%20traverses
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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