Monks bench
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A monks bench configured as a table.
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A monks bench configured as a settle.
A monks bench or hutch table is a piece of furniture where a tabletop is set onto a chest in such a way that when the table was not in use, the top pivots to a vertical position and becomes the back of a Settle, and this configuration allows easy access to the chest lid which forms the seat of the piece.[1][2][3] Percy Blandford notes that "whether monks ever used such a bench is debatable, but it is an attractive name".[4]
A monks bench was a very useful form at a time when many homes had a large room used for multiple functions, because it allowed a large dining table to swing up and out of the way.[5]
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- ↑ monks bench (British English) or hutch table (American English)
- ↑ Pearson 1985, p. 39.
- ↑ Carney 1950, p. 97.
- ↑ Blandford, p. 132.
- ↑ Strickland 1953, p. 165.
