Skip to main content

Armada chests

Scope note

19th-century term for heavy iron-bound coffers used for the storage of valuables; generally of German make and rarely dating from before the 17th century. DDA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039121

Broader Terms used

coffers (furniture)

Term used for

chests, armada

Equivalent Terms used

armada chest

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: armada chests" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-72234 Accessed: 2024-12-23 16:08:45

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-72234|title=Terminology definition for: armada chests|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 16:08:45|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-72234

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...