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Cylinder desks and bookcases

Scope note

Desks and bookcases with a hinged one-piece round lid or cover that resembles a section of a cylinder and which rolls up into the desk top; chiefly made in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. For similar desks without a bookcase use "cylinder fall desks."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039355

Broader Terms used

desks and bookcases

Equivalent Terms used

cylinder desk and bookcase

Created

13yrs ago

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