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Carver chairs

Scope note

Collector's term for 17th-century American turned great chairs styled after one that belonged to John Carver, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Such chairs have boldly turned posts and decorative spindles, but unlike Brewster chairs they have spindles only in the back and below the arms, and not below the seat.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300038027

Broader Terms used

great chairs

Term used for

chairs, Carver

Equivalent Terms used

Carver chair

Created

13yrs ago

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