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High chests of drawers

Scope note

Tall case pieces generally having seven or more drawers, and divided by a cornice into two sections, consisting of a lower case resembling an enlarged dressing table and an upper case resembling a chest of drawers. For equivalent English pieces, use "tallboys (furniture)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039072

Broader Terms used

chests of drawers

Narrower Terms used

tallboys (furniture)

Equivalent Terms used

high chest of drawers

Created

13yrs ago

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