Taboret
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A taboret (also spelled tabouret or tabourette) refers to two different pieces of furniture: a cabinet or a stool. tabourets in the Château de Fontainebleau and taboret
A taboret (also spelled tabouret or tabourette) refers to two different pieces of furniture: a cabinet or a stool. tabourets in the Château de Fontainebleau]] and taboret]] ==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-century France at the court of Louis XIV in Versailles, where it allowed female courtiers to sit in the presence of the royal family. The court tabouret was an elaborate, upholstered stool with curved wooden legs and tassels, carried by a liveried and wigged servant. Duchesses were automatically granted the honor of sitting in front of the queen. This stool became such a symbol of privilege that when Louis XIV's mother, the Regent Anne of Austria, granted the tabouret to two non-duchesses, such a storm of protest was raised that she had to revoke the order. ==See also== Stool (seat) ==References== bg:Табуретка fr:Tabouret
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