Types of chair back Flashcards

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Chair style developed by Hepplewhite having an open hoop-style back.

A

Balloon Back

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Windsor chair back in which several spindles extend above the main back, resembling an old-fashioned high comb.

A

Comb Back

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A sofa back that is irregular in the shape of a large central hump.

A

Camel Back

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4
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Windsor chair in which the bow or hoop is continuous either down to the arms or the seat.

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Bow Back

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Chair with violin-shaped splat back; A chair splat shaped in manner of the violin’s contour.

A

Fiddle Back

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Chair back whose upright and top rail form a continuous curve.

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Hoop Back

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In Windsor chairs, outward sweep at the base of the bow of the back.

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Horseshoe Back

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Chair back with horizontal slants or rails resembling a ladder. Common types in Pilgrim furniture and Chippendale work.

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Ladder Back

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Harp-type stringed instrument used as a decorative motif for chair backs, table pedestals etc. Mostly found in Duncan Phyfe furniture.

A

Lyre Back

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10
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Chair back best developed by Hepplewhite after the French precedent.

A

Oval Back

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Chair having a delicate back resembling a graceful bundle of rods spreading out in a fan shape.

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Sheaf Back

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12
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Typical chairback form of Hepplewhite, having double curved top rail and a half ellipse below, filled with various openwork designs, such as vase forms, three feathers, swags and ribbons.

A

Shield Back

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13
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Chairbacks with curved profile (side) like a spoon to fit the shape of human spine.

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Spoon Back

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Chair with back splat whose silhouette suggests that of a vase or urn.

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Vase Splat

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A chair with round or oval back having radiating design suggesting the spokes of a wheel.

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Wheel Back

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