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Westport chairs

Scope note

Angular lawn chairs, similar in form to Adirondack chairs, but constructed of boards rather than slats and heavier and more amply proportioned; older than the classic Adirondack chairs, patented by Harry C. Brunnell, and manufactured between 1904 and 1930. GILBOR

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000133811

Broader Terms used

<chairs by form>

Term used for

chairs, Westport

Equivalent Terms used

Westport chair

Created

13yrs ago

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