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Vargueños

Scope note

Spanish fall-front writing cabinets, taking the form of a rectangular chest supported on a decorative pie de puente or trestle stand. The interior is often elaborately decorated and generally contains tiers of drawers which may be supplemented with pigeonholes and a small cupboard.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300038898

Broader Terms used

fall-front desks

Term used for

bargueños
escritorios

Equivalent Terms used

vargeuño

Created

12yrs ago

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