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Fan-back Windsor chairs

Scope note

Windsor side chairs having a back of medium height, approximating a partially opened fan, with the back spindles crowned by a crest rail curved laterally to follow the outside curve of the seat back and supported at the ends by heavy turned back posts. The form sometimes has an extended back and arms terminating in the back post. Such chairs usually have a back brace. EVANS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000170046

Broader Terms used

Windsor chairs

Equivalent Terms used

fan-back Windsor chair

Created

13yrs ago

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