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Nameplates

Scope note

Flat, often rectangular or oval, plates bearing a usually printed or engraved name of, for example, a person or company.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300078438

Broader Terms used

<identifying artifacts>

Narrower Terms used

door plates (identifying artifacts)

Term used for

name plates
name-plates
plate, name
plates, name

Equivalent Terms used

nameplate

Created

12yrs ago

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