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Plateaus (containers)

Scope note

A multipart tray, usually mirrored and having a gallery, intended to hold figurines, candlesticks, or vessels, and used as table centerpieces in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000196775

Equivalent Terms used

plateau (container)

Created

12yrs ago

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