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[[File:ELB-01.jpg|thumb|right|220px|An ELB organ with a modesty panel.]] |
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A '''modesty panel''' is a thin board of wood or metal that is attached to the front of a [[desk]], drafting table, [[electronic organ]], or similar item |
A '''modesty panel''' is something added to various items such as clothes or furniture.<ref name=OED>{{Cite web|url = http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/120638|title = modesty, ''n'' |date = March 2022|access-date = 16 July 2022|website = Oxford English Dictionary Online|url-access=subscription }}</ref>. In particular it refers to a thin board of wood or metal that is attached to the front of a [[desk]], drafting table, [[electronic organ]], or similar item, to shield legs, ankles, or feet from view.<ref name=OED/> This is also known as a modesty board.<ref name=OED/> |
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The panel provides privacy for the person seated at the desk or organ, as it covers the upper part of the legs. This privacy role is particularly useful in cases where the desk or organ is positioned in front of a class or hall. The [[modesty]] panel may also provide structural support for the four legs of the desk or organ, and it may also be used as a place for affixing electric cabling, computer cabling, or electrical extension boxes. |
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Early modesty panels were often used in [[Friends meeting house|Quaker meeting houses]] and other [[Church (building)|churches]] of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, growing in popularity during the [[Victorian era]]. Modesty panels might be found running up the sides of stairways to discourage passers-by from looking up [[Dress (garment)|dresses]]. They were also added to the sides of church [[organ (music)|organs]], which served to shield the musician's feet and legs from the congregation's view as she played the organ's [[Pedal clavier|pedals]]. Later, as women began to enter the [[secretary|secretarial force]] in large numbers during the twentieth century, modesty panels were added to office desks. |
Early modesty panels were often used in [[Friends meeting house|Quaker meeting houses]] and other [[Church (building)|churches]] of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, growing in popularity during the [[Victorian era]]. Modesty panels might be found running up the sides of stairways to discourage passers-by from looking up [[Dress (garment)|dresses]]. They were also added to the sides of church [[organ (music)|organs]], which served to shield the musician's feet and legs from the congregation's view as she played the organ's [[Pedal clavier|pedals]]. Later, as women began to enter the [[secretary|secretarial force]] in large numbers during the twentieth century, modesty panels were added to office desks. |
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A modesty panel is something added to various items such as clothes or furniture.[1]. In particular it refers to a thin board of wood or metal that is attached to the front of a desk, drafting table, electronic organ, or similar item, to shield legs, ankles, or feet from view.[1] This is also known as a modesty board.[1]
The panel provides privacy for the person seated at the desk or organ, as it covers the upper part of the legs. This privacy role is particularly useful in cases where the desk or organ is positioned in front of a class or hall. The modesty panel may also provide structural support for the four legs of the desk or organ, and it may also be used as a place for affixing electric cabling, computer cabling, or electrical extension boxes.
Early modesty panels were often used in Quaker meeting houses and other churches of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, growing in popularity during the Victorian era. Modesty panels might be found running up the sides of stairways to discourage passers-by from looking up dresses. They were also added to the sides of church organs, which served to shield the musician's feet and legs from the congregation's view as she played the organ's pedals. Later, as women began to enter the secretarial force in large numbers during the twentieth century, modesty panels were added to office desks.
References
- ^ a b c "modesty, n". Oxford English Dictionary Online. March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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