Cromwellian chairs

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Scope note
Collector's term for square low-back chairs, often without arms, having turned legs and stretchers; this type, covered in leather or turkey work, long antedated the period of Cromwell but became widely popular in England in the mid-1600s.
Cromwellian chairs
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024