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  2. Settle (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the settle bed, the settle table (or monk's bench) was a configuration of settle bed which allowed for a hinged back to be tipped 90 degrees for form a table. Settle tables were most common in Ireland in counties Wexford, Kilkenny and Waterford. Examples of settle tables can also be found in England and Wales. [2]

  3. Monks bench - Wikipedia

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    A monks bench or hutch table is a piece of furniture where a tabletop is set onto a chest in such a way that when the table was not in use, the top pivots to a vertical position and becomes the back of a Settle, and this configuration allows easy access to the chest lid which forms the seat of the piece. [1] [2] [3]

  4. Category:Benches (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Benches (furniture)" ... Zodiac settle This page was last edited on 17 February 2015, at 03:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  5. Eastlake movement - Wikipedia

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    The first is at 1330 Carroll Avenue. It was used in Michael Jackson's Thriller music video, as well as in episodes of the television show Charmed, and was a focus set in the episode "Size Matters". [11] An Eastlake style building in Los Angeles, California. The second house is at 1329 Carroll Avenue.

  6. Staffordshire figure - Wikipedia

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    The figures vary considerably in size: around five to seven inches tall is the most typical for a standing figure, though equestrian figures and bocage groups often reach ten inches. The largest figures, from about 1780 to 1810, can be 20 inches tall, and the smallest as little as 2 inches.

  7. Bench (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    The material affords for a lightweight, corrosive-free bench, so it is a portable and economical option for indoor or outdoor settings. Cast iron: early outdoor benches were made of cast iron, Among the earliest in America were produced by the iron foundry Janes, Beebe & Co in the mid-19th century.

  8. 1750–1775 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    French style was defined by elaborate court dress, colourful and rich in decoration, worn by such iconic fashion figures as Marie Antoinette. After reaching their maximum size in the 1750s, hoop skirts began to reduce in size, but remained being worn with the most formal dresses, and were sometimes replaced with side-hoops, or panniers. [1]

  9. 1850s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    1850s fashion in Western and Western-influenced clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women's skirts supported by crinolines or hoops, the mass production of sewing machines, and the beginnings of dress reform. Masculine styles began to originate more in London, while female fashions originated almost exclusively in Paris.