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Furniture > Vernacular furniture

Preferred term

Vernacular furniture  

Definition

  • Indigenous furniture typically produced by anonymous craftsmen and based on either traditional practices or high-style prototypes that may follow the original closely or display a range of modifications, such as a simplication of form and the use of local materials and techniques [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Country furniture
  • Furniture, country
  • Furniture, vernacular
  • Indigenous furniture

Notation

  • 120555

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-W1ZS4WCK-7

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