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sofas (multiple-seating furniture, seating furniture, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Long, upholstered seating objects with a back and two ends, and primarily used for sitting rather than reclining. Distinct from "couches (reclining furniture)" which have a back support and one end and are primarily used for reclining rather than sitting. The term "sofa" was first used in France at the end of the 17th century as an alternative for canapé. The terms sofa and settee are virtually interchangeable in 20th-century usage but there is a distinction between the two; a sofa is generally completely upholstered.
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| Terms: |
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| sofas (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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............ | from Arabic word "suffa" |
| sofas (French-P,D,U,PN)
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| sofa (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| sofa (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| sofa (French,AD,U,SN)
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| couches (seating furniture) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| sophas (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| sofa's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| Sofas (C,U,German,D,PN)
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| Sofa (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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| Couch (Sitzmöbel) (C,U,German,AD,SN)
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| Couches (Sitzmöbel) (C,U,German,AD,PN)
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| sofás (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| sofá (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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| canapé (general seating furniture) (H,U,French,UF,U,N)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ furnishings (works) (G) |
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................ <furnishings by form or function> (G) |
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.................... furniture (G) |
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........................ <furniture by form or function> (G) |
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............................ seating furniture (G) |
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................................ multiple-seating furniture (G) |
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.................................... sofas (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... Lange, beklede zitbanken met een rugleuning en twee armleuningen; worden hoofdzakelijk gebruikt om op te zitten en niet om op te liggen. Te onderscheiden van 'rustbanken (sofa's)', die een ruggensteun aan één kant hebben en die voornamelijk worden gebruikt om op te liggen en niet om op te zitten. Tussen de termen 'bank' en 'sofa' wordt tegenwoordig vrijwel geen onderscheid gemaakt, maar er is wel degelijk een verschil: een sofa is meestal volledig bekleed. |
| German ..... Lange, gepolsterte Sitzgelegenheit mit einer Rückenlehne und zwei Armlehnen, die hauptsächlich eher zum Sitzen als zum Liegen benutzt wird. Zu unterscheiden von einer ["Couch (Liegemöbel)"](300038583), die über eine Rückenstütze und eine Armstütze verfügt und eher zum Liegen als zum Sitzen verwendet wird. Die Bezeichnung "Sofa" wurde zuerst in Frankreich am Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts als alternative Benennung für "Canapé" gebraucht. Die Terme "Sofa" und "Sette" finden ab dem 20. Jahrhundert [im Englischen] nahezu synonym Verwendung, jedoch besteht ein Unterschied zwischen beiden; ein Sofa ist in der Regel vollständig gepolstert. |
| Spanish ..... Formas de asiento tapizadas y alargadas con un respaldo y dos extremos; usados en primer lugar para sentarse más bien que recostarse. Se diferencia de "reposera” que tiene un respaldo de apoyo y un extremo y se usa principalmente para recostarse más bien que para sentarse. |
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Related concepts: |
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| conjuncted with .... |
sofa writing tables |
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(writing tables, desks, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300039490] |
| distinguished from .... |
couches (reclining furniture) |
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(<sleeping and reclining furniture>, <furniture by form or function>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300038583] |
| distinguished from .... |
settees (multiple-seating furniture) |
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(multiple-seating furniture, seating furniture, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300038595] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[CHIN / RCIP Preferred, GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 128998 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Aronson, Encyclopedia of Furniture (1959) 397 |
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CHIN database (1988-) |
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Chippendale, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director (1966) plate 29-31 |
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Eriksen, Early Neo-Classicism in France (1974) illustration, 337 |
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Fleming and Honour, Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1977) 744 |
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Gloag, Short Dictionary of Furniture (1965) 437 |
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Harrap's New College French and English Dictionary (1982) |
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Hayward and Kirkham, William and John Linnell (1980) Vol. 2, 118 |
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Hepplewhite, Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1969) illustration, PL, Pl. 21 |
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Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture (1976) 225 |
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Loudon Furniture Designs (1970) 30 |
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Montgomery, American furniture: Federal Period (1966) illustration, 291 |
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Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging (2010) |
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Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts (1975) 353 |
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Preston Cabinet and Chair-Makers Book of Prices (1802) 7 |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) |
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RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) |
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Schwartz, Chairs, Tables, Sofas, Beds (1982) 160 |
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Sheraton, Cabinet Dictionary (1970) 305 |
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Sheraton, Cabinet-Makers' and Upholsterers' Drawing Book (1802) illustration, PL, Pl. 35, 46-47 |
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Smith, Collection of Designs for Household Furniture (1970) 11 |
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Snowden, Pittsburgh Cabinet Makers' Book of Prices (1830) 46 |
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Society of Journeymen Cabinet Makers, Additional Prices (1815) 5 |
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Southwick & Peluse, Revised Prices (1810) 56 |
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Verlet, 18th Century in France (1967) |
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Watson, History of Furniture (1976) GLOS, see Settees |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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Winterthur Museum, Object name list, unpub. (1987) |
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