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  2. Rustic furniture - Wikipedia

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    Rustic coffee table with cedar and mountain laurel branches. The rustic furniture movement developed during the mid- to late-1800s. John Gloag in A Short Dictionary Of Furniture says that "chairs and seats, with the framework carved to resemble the branches of trees, were made in the middle years of the 18th century, and there was a popular fashion for this naturalistic rustic furniture" in ...

  3. Shaker furniture - Wikipedia

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    Shakers. Shaker furniture is a distinctive style of furniture developed by the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as Shakers, a religious sect that had guiding principles of simplicity, utility and honesty. Their beliefs were reflected in the well-made furniture of minimalist designs.

  4. Resolute desk - Wikipedia

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    48 in (120 cm) The Resolute desk, also known as the Hayes desk, is a nineteenth-century partners desk used by several presidents of the United States in the White House as the Oval Office desk, including the five most recent presidents. The desk was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 and was built from the oak ...

  5. Biltmore Forest School - Wikipedia

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    The Biltmore Forest School was the first school of forestry in North America. Carl A. Schenck founded this school of "practical forestry " in 1896 on George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina. The school grounds are now part of Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, North Carolina, as the Cradle of Forestry ...

  6. List of desk forms and types - Wikipedia

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    Butler's desk; Campaign desk; Carlton house desk; Carrel desk; Cheveret desk; Computer desk; Credenza desk; Cubicle desk; Cylinder desk; Davenport desk; Desk and bench; Desk on a chest; Desk on a frame; Drawing table; Ergonomic desk; Escritoire; Fall-front desk; Field desk; Fire screen desk; Games table desk; Lap desk; Lectern desk; Liseuse ...

  7. Desk - Wikipedia

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    Desk; c. 1765; mahogany, chestnut and tulip poplar; 87.3 x 92.7 x 52.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A desk or bureau is a piece of furniture with a flat table-style work surface used in a school, office, home or the like for academic, professional or domestic activities such as reading, writing, or using equipment such as a computer.

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