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Balloon-back Windsor chairs

Scope note

Windsor chairs with a bowlike back comprised of three sawn pieces of wood containing a central vertical back splat, sometimes spindles; common in the mid-19th century. EVANS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000170026

Broader Terms used

Windsor chairs

Equivalent Terms used

balloon-back Windsor chair

Created

13yrs ago

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