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Medicine chests

Scope note

Small chests fitted for bottles and intended to hold medical supplies; of a type made in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000165852

Broader Terms used

chests

Equivalent Terms used

medicine chest

Created

12yrs ago

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