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Boston chairs (<chairs by form>, chairs (furniture forms), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: High-back chairs with broad central splats, generally having leather-upholstered backs and seats; popular in 18th-century America. |
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Boston chairs (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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Boston chair (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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Boston leather chairs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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chairs, Boston (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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chairs, Boston leather (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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chairs, crook'd-back leather (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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chairs, crooked-back (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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chairs, leather (Boston chairs) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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chairs, leather-upholstered (Boston chairs) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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crook'd-back leather chairs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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crooked-back chairs (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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leather chairs (Boston chairs) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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leather chairs, Boston (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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leather chairs, crook'd-back (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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leather-upholstered chairs (Boston chairs) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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波士頓椅 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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bō shì dùn yǐ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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bo shi dun yi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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po shih tun i (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Bostonstoelen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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Bostonstoel (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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sillas Boston (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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silla Boston (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
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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) |
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............................................ Boston chairs (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 椅背中央之長條木板特別寬闊的高背椅,一般在椅背和椅面處裝有皮革椅墊;西元十八世紀時在美國很受歡迎。 |
Dutch ..... Stoelen met hoge rugleuning en brede rugspijlen in het midden, die meestal een rugleuning en zitting hebben die met leer is bekleed. Ze kwamen veel voor in Amerika in de 18e eeuw. |
Spanish ..... Sillas con respaldos altos con palas centrales anchas, generalmente tienen respaldos y asientos tapizados en cuero; popular en América en el siglo XVIII. |
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chairs, leather-upholstered (Boston chairs)............ |
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