porter chair

noun

English Furniture.

a chair of the 18th century having deep wings continued to form an arch over the seat.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of porter chair¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Pauline Porter, chair of the parish council, says people left the village after 70 properties were damaged during a storm and tidal surge in December 2013.

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Mueller’s next porter chair will have a crown of gnarled bamboo roots she found on the beach in Oxnard.

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Looking as powerful as she feels, Mueller welds steel beams for her next porter chair, which will include salvaged bamboo roots.

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Her high-backed porter chair, a chamberlike structure, features a mirrored kaleidoscope roof that offers the viewer Kusama-esque infinity patterns when seated inside.

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Sitting inside the porter chair, which references the constellations and specifically the brightest star, Sirius, has a meditative quality and is a different experience for everyone.

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porterage portered

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