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A taboret (also spelled tabouret or tabourette) refers to two different pieces of furniture: a 
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cabinet
Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to:
Furniture
* Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers
* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filing ...
or a stool.
17th-century stool
As a stool, it refers to a short stool without a back or arms. The name is derived from its resemblance to a drum (diminutive of Old French ''tabour''). The tabouret acquired a more specialized meaning in 17th-centuryFrance
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
at the court of Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Vers ...
in Versailles. Sitting in the presence of the royal family was a much coveted honor, and the tabouret was the way to do it. The court tabouret was an elaborate, upholstered stool with curved wooden legs and tassels, carried by a liveried and wigged servant. Duchesses
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
were automatically granted the honor of sitting in front of the queen. In fact, this stool became such a symbol of privilege that when Louis XIV's mother, the Regent Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unti ...
, granted the tabouret to two non-duchesses, such a storm of protest was raised that she had to revoke the order.
Arts and Crafts plant stand
In the context of the Arts and Crafts Movement, a taboret is a narrow and tall stand for a plant, lamp, ashtray, or a beverage. Also a mission oak book stand shelf, or side table, or end table.Henry Haven Windsor
Henry Haven Windsor (November 13, 1859 – May 11, 1924), American author, magazine editor, and publisher, was the founder and first editor of ''Popular Mechanics''. He was succeeded as editor by his son, Henry Haven Windsor, Jr (1898–1965). Wi ...
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Henry Haven Windsor
Henry Haven Windsor (November 13, 1859 – May 11, 1924), American author, magazine editor, and publisher, was the founder and first editor of ''Popular Mechanics''. He was succeeded as editor by his son, Henry Haven Windsor, Jr (1898–1965). Wi ...
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Modern cabinet
The current sense refers to graphic artists' task furniture, a wheeled, portable stand or cabinet, with drawers and shelves for storage, used to bring supplies to a work area.See also
*Stool (seat)
A stool is a raised seat commonly supported by three or four legs, but with neither armrests nor back a backrest (in early stools), and typically built to accommodate one occupant. As some of the earliest forms of seat, stools are sometimes calle ...
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