barrel chair
barrel n Barrel chairs were made when half of the front of a barrel was sawed out and a seat was put in the middle of the barrel. Rockers were attached to the bottom, and the whole thing was covered, first with a padding, and then a patterned covering. Barrel chairs were usually placed in the kitche...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9968 |
| Summary: | barrel n Barrel chairs were made when half of the front of a barrel was sawed out and a seat was put in the middle of the barrel. Rockers were attached to the bottom, and the whole thing was covered, first with a padding, and then a patterned covering. Barrel chairs were usually placed in the kitchen or parlour. DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN APR 1973 JH APR 1973 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Used I [see 'barrel rocker'] ' flour-barrel chair' [also 'flour-barrel cradle 'chair-box' Source appears in DNE I as: Q 71-7. Only third and fourth lines of quote appear in DNE. |
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