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Low chests

Scope note

Popular name for a type of 18th-century American dressing table with drawers, set on high legs, and similar in form to the lower section of a high chest of drawers, which it was often made to match.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300077279

Broader Terms used

dressing tables

Equivalent Terms used

low chest

Created

13yrs ago

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