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  2. Caning (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    Furniture or chair caning may be confused with wicker; chair caning is specifically the craft of applying rattan cane or rattan peel to a piece of furniture such as the backs or seats of chairs, whereas wicker or wicker work is a reference to the craft of weaving any number of materials such as willow or rattan reeds as well as man-made paper ...

  3. List of chairs - Wikipedia

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    Side chair, a chair with a seat and back but without armrests; often matched with a dining table or used as an occasional chair; Sit-stand chair, [32] normally used with a height-adjustable desk, allows the person to lean against this device and be partially supported; Sling chair, a suspended, free-swinging chair hanging from a ceiling

  4. Category:Chairs - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikiversity; ... List of chairs; 0–9. 10 Downing Street Guard Chairs; 40/4 Chair; 111 Navy ...

  5. Chair - Wikipedia

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    Chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, height: 97.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest.

  6. Ladderback chair - Wikipedia

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    Ladderback chairs date back to the Middle Ages where they can be found in homes across Europe. By the 17th century, this style of chair was among the most common style in England . By the middle of the 17th century, luxury furniture makers began to make ladder-back chairs out of walnut , rather than the more common sycamore or maple and added ...

  7. Wing chair - Wikipedia

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    A wing chair (also, wing-back chair, wing-back or armchair) is an easy chair or club chair with "wings" attached to the back of the chair, typically, but not always, stretching down to the arm rest. The purpose of the "wings" was to shield the occupant of the chair from drafts and to trap the heat from a fireplace in the area where the person ...

  8. Shaker tilting chair - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Patent No 8771 drawing image Patent 8771 image close-up of parts Shaker ladder chair with ball swivels on rear legs for tilting. The Shaker tilting chair – named for its ball bearing or ball and socket [A] button mechanism assembled to the back two legs of a wooden chair – allowed a person to lean back in the chair without slipping or scraping the floor.

  9. History of the chair - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced ...