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Sugar chests

Scope note

Specialized furniture form most popular in the American South; generally having a hinged lid on top covering a large divided storage chamber for brown and white sugar. FAIRB

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039142

Broader Terms used

chests

Term used for

chests, sugar

Equivalent Terms used

sugar chest

Created

13yrs ago

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