Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Furnishings (hierarchy name)
5. furnishings (works)
6. [furnishings by form or function]
7. furniture
8. [furniture by form or function]
9. seating furniture
10. single seating furniture
11. stools (seating furniture)
12. [stools by design]
13. folding stools
14. pliants (folding stools)

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Furnishings
5. furnishings
6. furnishings by form or function
7. furniture
8. furniture by form or function
9. support furniture
10. tables
11. tables by function
12. dining tables

Anotations

Scope note:

Pliants having a back with finials, which were often hooked forward and made to resemble parakeets (thus the name). Came into fashion in France in the early 17th century; principally used at dining tables.