General furniture

General furniture

Industry: Home furnishings

Add a new term

Contributors in General furniture

Become a Contributors

General furniture

wellington chest

Home furnishings; General furniture

A tall, narrow, relatively plain type of chest named after the Duke of Wellington.

sussex chair

Home furnishings; General furniture

Chair with an ash frame and rush seat, based on a traditional country design.

highboy

Home furnishings; General furniture

American term for a tall chest-on-stand. A high chest of drawers, deriving its name from haut bois, which is French for "high wood. ".

Queen Anne style

Home furnishings; General furniture

Furniture style that arose during the reign of Queen Anne (1702 â€“ 1714), it was characterized by plain surfaces, simple curves and the cabriole leg.

shoji screen

Home furnishings; General furniture

A room divider consisting of translucent paper over a wooden frame.

carver chair

Home furnishings; General furniture

A term that originated in the 19th century to describe a dining chair with elbows. Modern term for a 17th century Dutch type armchair made of turned post and spindles.