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BUFFET-DRESSER [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A little buffet ... divided into two parts, the lower being used for storing food and utensils, and the top for displaying faience and pewter. (A Guide to Canadian Furniture, 1968, p. 151).

CONT

The dresser could have as many as six shelves; the number varied with the owner's social position. (Dictionary of Furniture, 1985, p. 39).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Buffet surmonté d'étagères sur lesquelles on dispose la vaisselle.

Spanish

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