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Kidney tables

Scope note

Use for kidney-shaped tables, generally used as writing or dressing tables, which were first made in France during the Louis XV period and later introduced in England and America.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300077320

Broader Terms used

<tables by form>

Equivalent Terms used

kidney table

Created

13yrs ago

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