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Gondola chairs

Scope note

Chairs whose backs gently curve forward and downward to form the arms; so called because of their resemblance to 18th-century gondolas.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037861

Broader Terms used

<chairs by form>

Narrower Terms used

bergères en gondole

Equivalent Terms used

gondola chair

Created

13yrs ago

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