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Tabourets

Scope note

French term for stools, originally of drum shape; in the 18th century it applied to any stool with fixed upright legs, as distinct from "pliants", which had folding crossed legs. 18th-century tabourets were rectangular, not drum-shaped, with upholstered seats. For similar seats supported on six or more legs use "banquettes (benches)." DDA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300038459

Broader Terms used

<stools by form>

Narrower Terms used

tabourets en chancelière

Term used for

taboret
taborets

Equivalent Terms used

tabouret

Created

13yrs ago

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