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2. Folding table - Wikipedia

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   A 16th-century English folding table. The history of the folding table may date back as far as ancient Egypt. By the Colonial and Victorian eras, the tables were common. [1] During the 20th century, folding tables became an inexpensive item manufactured and sold in large quantities. In the 1940s, Durham Manufacturing Company was marketing a ...

3. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Roman dining table: mensa lunata Large 17th-century English folding tables. Some very early tables were made and used by the Ancient Egyptians [4] around 2500 BC, using wood and alabaster. [5] They were often little more than stone platforms used to keep objects off the floor, though a few examples of wooden tables have been found in tombs.

4. Queen Anne style furniture - Wikipedia

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   Walnut and burr walnut veneer side chair attributed to Giles Grendey, London, c. 1740 (Art Institute of Chicago) Ornamentation is minimal, in contrast to earlier 17th-century and William and Mary styles, which prominently featured inlay, figured veneers, paint, and carving. The cabriole leg is the "most recognizable element" of Queen Anne ...

5. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   Furniture could also be made from dense hardwoods and softwoods. [135] Most wooden furniture in Ancient China was lacquered. Joinery was also common in ancient Chinese and Indian furniture. [97] Mortise and tenon joints were very common in Chinese furniture. [136] The huchaung was a consolable folding chair.

6. List of chairs - Wikipedia

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   Dining chair, designed to be used at a dining table; typically, dining chairs are part of a dining set, where the chairs and table feature similar or complementary designs. The oldest known depiction of dining chairs is a seventh-century BCE bas-relief of an Assyrian king and queen on very high chairs. [20]

7. Campaign furniture - Wikipedia

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   A number of chairs that we today consider to be design icons of the 20th century were actually inspired by campaign furniture from the end of the 19th century. The Roorkhee chair was designed by British Army Engineers stationed at the town of the same name in India.