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chairs (furniture forms) (single seating furniture, seating furniture, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Seats for one person with a back or a back and arms. Distinct from "stools" which have no back. |
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chairs (furniture forms) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,PN)
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chair (furniture form) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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椅子 (家具形式) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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yǐ zi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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yi zi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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i tzu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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stoelen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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stoel (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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chaise (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
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Stühle (Möbelformen) (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Stuhl (Möbelform) (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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Sessel (C,U,German,UF,B)
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כיסא (C,U,Hebrew,D,N)
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כסא (C,U,Hebrew,UF,N)
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cadeiras (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,PN)
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cadeira (C,U,Portuguese,AD,SN)
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sillas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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silla (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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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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................................ single seating furniture (G) |
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.................................... chairs (furniture forms) (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 有著一個靠背,或者是有一個靠背和一對扶手的單人座位。與沒有靠背的凳子(stools)有所區隔。 |
Dutch ..... Zitplaats voor één persoon met een rugleuning of een rug- en armleuning. Ze verschillen van 'krukken' die geen rug hebben. |
German ..... Sitzgelegenheit für eine Person mit einer Rückenlehne oder Rücken- und Armlehnen. Zu unterscheiden von ["Hocker"](300038418), der keine Rückenlehne hat. |
Portuguese ..... Assentos para uma pessoa com costas ou costas e braços. Distinto de "fezes" que não têm encosto. |
Spanish ..... Asientos para una persona con respaldo y brazos. Distinguir de "taburetes” que no tienen respaldo. |
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Related concepts: |
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conjuncted with .... |
chair throws |
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(<coverings and hangings for seating furniture>, <coverings and hangings for furniture>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300422946] |
created by .... |
chairmakers |
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(furniture workers, <people in crafts and trades by product>, ... People (hierarchy name)) [300025405] |
distinguished from .... |
stools (seating furniture) |
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(single seating furniture, seating furniture, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300038418] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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chairs (furniture forms)............ |
[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 121732 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Avery Index (1963-) |
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CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) |
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Chippendale, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director (1966) PL, see plate # 9-13 |
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Eames, Medieval Furniture (1977) 181 |
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Fleming and Honour, Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1977) 161 |
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Gilbert, Back-stairs Furniture (1977) illustration, 43 |
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Gilbert, Exhibition of Common Furniture (1982) |
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Hepplewhite, Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1969) PL, see plate # 1-8 |
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Kirk, American Furniture and the British Tradtion (1982) |
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National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s) |
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Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging (2010) |
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Preston Cabinet and Chair-Makers Book of Prices (1802) 70 |
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RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) |
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RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) |
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Winterthur Museum, Object name list, unpub. (1987) |
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Worcester Art Museum Library, List of subject headings, unpub. (1976) |
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Subject: ..... |
[AASLH, AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, CHIN / RCIP, CVAA-BR, GCI, IfM-SMB-PK, IMJ, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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AASLH data (2016-) |
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AATA database (2002-) 121732 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Catalogue of Spiegle & Co. (ca1890) 59; misses chairs |
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CHIN / RCIP translation (2016-) |
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CVAA-BR Consortium (2020-) |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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J. S. Ford, Johnson & Co., Chairs (1882) illustration, 6; youths' dining chairs |
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Nomenclature database (2018-) http://nomenclature.info/nom/1090; scheme: Nomenclature-Objects |
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Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage translation project (2016-) |
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Parks Canada Descriptive Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif d’objets (c 1996) |
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Peck & Hill, Catalog Number 52 (1912) illustration, 587; youths' chairs |
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Personal Communication Consultants from 6/89 FR review.; youths' chairs |
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RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) chairs: portable |
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RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) precoor.; Medieval chairs |
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Trorlight-Duncker Carpet Co., Wholesale Furniture (1917) illustration, 122; youths' chairs |
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Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989) |
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Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994) |
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William Leavins & Co., Trade Catalog (ca1900) illustration, no. 1105.; youths' dining chairs |
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