Preferred term
Balloon back
Definition
- Chairs with open backs and usually horizontal splats with the top rail and uprights rounded to give an overall balloon shape to the back. Developed by Hepplewhite, extensively used in Victorian era.
Broader concept
In other languages
Catalan
- Respatler globus
- respatller globus
Spanish
URI
https://data.arxiuvalencia.eu/vocabulary/c_d24ab892