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Rent tables

Scope note

Late 18th- and early 19th-century circular or octagonal pedestal tables which have a deep top with numerous drawers in the frieze; often the drawers are marked with days of the week or dates, as such tables were used by landlords for filing collected rents.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039554

Broader Terms used

<tables by function>

Equivalent Terms used

rent table

Created

13yrs ago

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