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Grotto tables

Scope note

Design which originally appeared in Chippendale's Director for garden tables with a top carved in the form of an open scallop shell; often silver gilt or painted to look like mother of pearl. RUSTIC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000139992

Broader Terms used

<tables by form>

Term used for

tables, grotto

Equivalent Terms used

grotto table

Created

13yrs ago

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