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Lyre-back chairs

Scope note

Use for chairs with back splats in the form of a lyre, a Regency period motif popularized by Adam, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Duncan Phyfe.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000133002

Broader Terms used

<pierced splat-back chairs>

Equivalent Terms used

lyre-back chair

Created

13yrs ago

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