An étagère (French: [etaʒɛʁ]) is a French set of hanging or standing open shelves for the display of collections of objects or ornaments.
The étagère became a popular form of furniture in the nineteenth century. Similar to the what-not, the shelves of the étagère provided extra space for the display of the accumulation of knickknacks that was typical of Victorian home decor.
References
- Gilliatt, Mary (1 October 2012). Dictionary of Architecture and Interior Design. Pan. ISBN 978-1-74334-067-7.
- Hinchman, Mark (2 January 2014). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Interior Design. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-60901-534-3.
- ^ "Etagere | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
External links
Media related to Étagères at Wikimedia Commons- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Étagère" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 803.
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