. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. m, bronze, covering of the seat omitted, 8. Pompeii. Bisellium of L. M. Faustus, tomb of Naevoleia Tyche, 9- Modem. 11. Chinese Garden-seat. Modern, (Gewerbehalle).Modern Music-stool. 14. Modern. 15. Modern Revolving-stool. The Folding-Chair. (Plate 248.) The idea of a Chair which could be folded-together so as totake up less room, and be more conveniently transported, is an oldone. The principle is found as early as the time of Ram
. Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use. m, bronze, covering of the seat omitted, 8. Pompeii. Bisellium of L. M. Faustus, tomb of Naevoleia Tyche, 9- Modem. 11. Chinese Garden-seat. Modern, (Gewerbehalle).Modern Music-stool. 14. Modern. 15. Modern Revolving-stool. The Folding-Chair. (Plate 248.) The idea of a Chair which could be folded-together so as totake up less room, and be more conveniently transported, is an oldone. The principle is found as early as the time of Ramses Til inthe Egyptian chair shown on Plate 241. 3. The Folding-chair iscommon in the Antique, either with four legs combined and joined-together like a saw-horse (figs. 1, 2, and 4), or with crossing strutscombined to form a ribbed chair. Antique Folding-chairs of the for-mer kind (Diphros okladias) are remarkable for invariably havingclaw feet, sometimes turned outwards, but usually inwards. Theribbed chair, which recurs in the Middle Ages and the Renascence,scarcely admits of decoration, and is, therefore, mostly plain. FURNITURE. 435. The Folding-Chair. Plate * 436 The Folding-Chair. — The Bench. The Folding-chair may be a Stool, a Chair, or an it can be folded-up as it stands, like our iron Folding-chairs for use in the open air; sometimes it must be taken to piecesbefore it can be folded-up, like the chair shown on fig. 8. The mostsuitable material is metal (bronze or iron). Folding-chairs of woodare very often so constructed as not to fold at all, but are merelyimitations with the purpose overlooked (fig. 10). The seat is fre-quently of bands, either textile or leather. Where the seat is notflexible, it must be arranged to be moveable by means of hinges. Thrones have been sometimes made like Folding-chairs, We mayalso mention: the Camp-stools for tourists, sportsmen, painters, & principles of decoration are sufficiently elucidated by the
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