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Chair-maker

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62:"Chair-making is a branch generally confined to itself, as those who professedly work at it, seldom engage to make cabinet furniture. In the country manufactories it is otherwise; yet even these pay some regard to keeping their workmen constantly at the chair, or to cabinet work. The two branches seem evidently to require different talents in workmen, in order to become proficients." 43:, and woven seats were made by basketmakers. In 18th-century London, chair-makers might work on their own account, or within the workshop of 153: 96:, produced the frames for seat furniture, which would be upholstered by other craftsmen, such as 24: 55: 79: 147: 58:
observed a division of labour that was of long standing in London and county towns:
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Craftsperson in the furniture trades specializing in chairs
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produced the planed and carved wood paneling for rooms (
8: 27:in the furniture trades specializing in 109: 31:. Before that time seats were made by 7: 14: 118:A Short Dictionary of Furniture 66:In Paris, a chair-maker was a 19:Since the mid-17th century, a 1: 74:: guild regulations forbade 170: 64: 135:The CabinetDictionary 60: 94:menuisiers en sièges 47:, as members of the 51:trade were called. 120:, rev. ed. 1969, 92:), while others, 161: 154:Furniture makers 138: 131: 125: 114: 169: 168: 164: 163: 162: 160: 159: 158: 144: 143: 142: 141: 132: 128: 115: 111: 106: 56:Thomas Sheraton 17: 12: 11: 5: 167: 165: 157: 156: 146: 145: 140: 139: 126: 124:"Chair-Maker". 108: 107: 105: 102: 80:cabinet making 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 166: 155: 152: 151: 149: 136: 130: 127: 123: 119: 113: 110: 103: 101: 99: 95: 91: 90: 85: 81: 78:to engage in 77: 73: 69: 63: 59: 57: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 134: 129: 121: 117: 116:John Gloag, 112: 97: 93: 87: 83: 75: 67: 65: 61: 53: 41:coffermakers 25:craftsperson 20: 18: 21:chair-maker 137:, 1803:145 133:Sheraton, 84:menuisiers 76:menuisiers 49:upholstery 98:huissiers 89:boiseries 68:menuisier 45:upholders 148:Category 54:In 1803 82:. Some 37:turners 33:joiners 72:joiner 39:, and 29:chairs 104:Notes 70:, or 23:is a 122:s.v. 150:: 100:. 35:,

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craftsperson
chairs
joiners
turners
coffermakers
upholders
upholstery
Thomas Sheraton
joiner
cabinet making
boiseries
Category
Furniture makers

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