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COFFRE-BAHUT [2 records]

Record 1 1993-05-21

English

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

A travelling coffer ... with an arched or vaulted lid. (A Guide to Canadian Furniture, 1968, p. 403).

CONT

Done-topped chests were very heavy - some in iron or iron-bound wood. (The History of Furniture, 1976, p. 51).

French

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

Grand coffre garni de cuir et dont le couvercle est légèrement bombé; au XVIIe siècle, servait de malle de voyage.

CONT

Les bahuts sont des meubles solides et simples, faits de larges planches de pin [...].

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-05-03

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

Coffre-bahut, dans l'esprit de la fin du XVIe siècle. Fin XVIIe siècle.

Spanish

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