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  2. List of chairs - Wikipedia

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    Fauteuil, an open-arm chair with considerable exposed wood, originating in 18th-century France; Fiddleback chair, a wooden chair of the Empire period, usually with an upholstered seat, in which the splat resembles a fiddle; A fighting chair [23] is a chair on a boat used by anglers to catch large saltwater fish. The chair typically swivels and ...

  3. Chair - Wikipedia

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    Chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, height: 97.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest.

  4. Bentwood - Wikipedia

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    No. 14 chair Cradle by Gebrüder Thonet (ca. 1870) Bentwood objects are made by wetting wood (either by soaking or by steaming), then bending it and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns. Furniture-makers often use this method in the production of rocking chairs, cafe chairs, and other light furniture

  5. Adirondack chair - Wikipedia

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    Wood (original) wood, plastic, metal (contemporary) The Adirondack chair is an outdoor lounge chair with wide armrests, a tall slatted back, ...

  6. History of the chair - Wikipedia

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    The most famous of the very few chairs which have come down from a remote antiquity is the reputed Chair of Saint Peter in St Peter's Basilica at Rome. The wooden portions are much decayed, but it would appear to be Byzantine work of the 6th century, and to be really an ancient sedia gestatoria. It has ivory carvings representing the labours of ...

  7. Windsor chair - Wikipedia

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    A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes, in contrast to other styles of chairs whose back legs and back uprights are continuous. The seats of Windsor chairs are often carved into a shallow dish or saddle shape for comfort.

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