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Typical English oak joint stools, 17th century 1910 Jacobean Stool, UK A one-legged stool used for sawing stone. The origins of stools are obscure, but they are known to be one of the earliest forms of wooden furniture. [1] [need quotation to verify] The ancient Egyptians used stools as seats, and later as footstools. [2]
Diphros (Greek: Δίφρος) was an Ancient Greek stool without back and with four turned legs. It was easily transportable and so in common use. It was easily transportable and so in common use. Gods are shown sitting on diphroi on the Parthenon frieze; women used them in their home.
Bar stools are often made of wood or metal. There are bar stools with and without armrests, backs, and padding or upholstery on the seat surface. Bar stools can range from basic wooden designs to more complex ones with adjustable height. Extra tall and extra short are common features, as well as indoor bar stools and outdoor bar stools.
601 Chair by Dieter Rams. 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs, two antique chairs used by guards in the early 19th century; 14 chair (No. 14 chair) is the archetypal bentwood side chair originally made by the Gebrüder Thonet chair company of Germany in the 19th century, and widely copied and popular today [1]
It is typically a short, wide, four-legged stool. The top is upholstered and padded in a fabric or animal hide, such as leather. This type of footstool is also a type of ottoman. It allows the seated person to rest their feet upon it, supporting the legs at a mostly horizontal level, thus giving rise to the alternate term footrest. High quality ...
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[4] Production of the stool in 1937. The design was first presented to the public in November 1933 at a Finnish design exhibition titled Wood Only at Fortnum & Mason in London. [4] The stool has been in continuous production since its initial release in 1933. [5] A 1933 model of the stool was added to the permanent collection of MoMA in 1958 ...
A taboret (also spelled tabouret or tabourette) refers to two different pieces of furniture: a cabinet or a stool.. Empire style tabourets in the Château de Fontainebleau 1909 octagonal tabouret of Arts and Crafts design [1] 1910 Jacobean tabouret, UK 1912 square tabouret of craftsman design [2] 1917 piano bench and taboret 19th century milking tabouret, Romania