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Cylinder fall desks

Scope note

Desks with a hinged one-piece round lid or cover that resembles a section of a cylinder and which rolls up into the desk top. For similar desks surmounted by a bookcase use "cylinder desks and bookcases."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000146667

Broader Terms used

desks

Narrower Terms used

bureaux à cylindre

Equivalent Terms used

cylinder fall desk

Created

13yrs ago

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