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Gondola chair

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Chair type
A gondola chair made about 1820.

Gondola chairs are a type of low chair, often used at a writing desk, with a downward curved back that forms the arms of the chair. The Gondola chair is named after the 18th-Century Venetian gondola row boats which have a similar curvilinear shape.

References

  1. Pegler, Martin M., and Ron Carboni. "Gondola Chair." The Fairchild Dictionary of Interior Design. New York: Fairchild, 2006. N. pag. Print.


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