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Cabinets (rooms)

Scope note

Use for small, private rooms, usually adjacent to bedrooms in great houses, serving as sitting and dressing rooms and often containing collections of art objects.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300078138

Broader Terms used

<social and sitting spaces>

Narrower Terms used

boudoirs (rooms)

Equivalent Terms used

cabinet (room)

Created

13yrs ago

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