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Basset tables

Scope note

Small card tables for playing bassette, a card game popular in Italy and France in the late 17th century and in England in the early 18th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039705

Broader Terms used

card tables

Term used for

tables, basset

Equivalent Terms used

basset table

Created

13yrs ago

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