bas d'armoire
- Domaine
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- mobiliermobilier ancien
Définition :
L'excès même des proportions de l'armoire devait amener une transformation nécessaire. Ne pouvant la loger partout à cause de sa hauteur formidable, on prit le parti de la couper en deux. De là ces bas d'armoire que nous voyons prendre place, dès la fin du XVIIe siècle, dans notre mobilier.
Termes :
- bas d'armoire n. m.
- demi-buffet n. m.
- entre-deux n. m.
- commode n. f.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Fandrich-Zwyssig, Marie-Thérèse,Définition
The bas d'armoire or entre-deux belong to that category of French furniture referred to as meubles d'appui or meubles à hauteur d'appui, meaning furniture of elbow height and was generally mounted on four short legs. Frequently in French literature the entre-deux is simply called a commode which seems to be less consufing.
Note :
The bas d'armoire or low cupboard was also in use in the reign of Louis XIV. The low cupboard generally designed with two and sometimes three doors became a fashionable and elegant pice of 18th century furniture. It is often referred to as an entre-deux since it was placed in the space left entre-deux, that is between two windows or doors.
Terme :
- low cupboard
Termes associés :
- low cabinet
- commode