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FIDDLE-BACK [1 record]
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
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