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2. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Loo tables were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries as candlestands, tea tables, or small dining tables, although they were originally made for the popular card game loo or lanterloo. Their typically round or oval tops have a tilting mechanism , which enables them to be stored out of the way (e.g. in room corners) when not in use.

3. Hutch (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   In the 18th and early 19th century, however, the term hutch or hutch table referred to a tabletop set onto a base in such a way that when the table was not in use, the top pivoted to a vertical position and became the back of a chair or wider settee; [1] [note 1] this was a very useful form at a time when many homes had a large room used for ...

4. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   The fulcra of elaborate dining couches often had sumptuous decorative attachments featuring ivory, bronze, copper, gold, or silver ornamentation. [89] The bench, or subsellium, was an elongated stool for two or more users. Benches were considered to be "seats of the humble," and were used in peasant houses, farms, and bathhouses.

5. Living Large In Little Spaces: 24 Furniture Finds That Make ...

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   Living in a cozy (read: tiny) space doesn't mean you have to choose between owning a dining table and having room to breathe. We've uncovered 24 furniture finds that prove square footage is more ...

6. Bench (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Park benches are set as seating places within public parks, and vary in the number of people they can seat. Garden benches are similar to public park benches, but are longer and offer more sitting places. [1] Picnic tables, or catering buffet tables, have benches as well as a table. These tables may have table legs which are collapsible, in ...

7. Triclinium - Wikipedia

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   In later republican times, after the introduction of round tables of citrus wood, the three couches were replaced by one of crescent shape (called sigma from the form of the Greek letter), which as a rule was only intended to hold five persons. The two corner seats (cornua) were the places of honor that, on the right, were considered superior ...