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Escritoires

Scope note

Writing desks, especially of the small portable type, made since the 16th century and consisting of a nest of drawers enclosed in a box with a sloping front that is hinged along the bottom edge and may be let down to provide a writing platform. Term also applied to small, elegant desks patterned after the 18th-century French form.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000143781

Broader Terms used

writing desks

Term used for

escritories
scritoires

Equivalent Terms used

escritoire

Created

13yrs ago

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