Hood chair
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hood-chair-189-11509481
title:
Hood chair
text:
A hood chair or porter's chair was a type of chair used originally in medieval England and later France. Usually made of wood, but sometimes formed in a high-grade leather or red velvet, it was placed by the front door of an estate or home for use by a gatekeeper servant who was in charge of screening guests and visitors. This was necessary since the door knocker might not be heard throughout the house. Since there were often cold breezes near a front door, the chair was designed to envelop and
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Historic doorman's chair
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_chair
date created:
2007-04-30T13:00:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T15:03:59Z
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13
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