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Harlequin tables

Scope note

A more elaborate version of the Pembroke table, with a small nest of drawers which is concealed in the body and may be made to rise from the top by means of weights; of a type made in late 18th-century England. DDA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039944

Broader Terms used

Pembroke tables

Equivalent Terms used

harlequin table

Created

13yrs ago

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