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Secondary term

chest on chest

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/1259 (opens semantic view)

Definition

A tall piece of furniture, made of wood, consisting of two chests of drawers stacked together, with the narrower piece on top with three or more drawers, while the bottom chest has generally three long drawers. Used to store clothing.

Definition source(s)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.

English

Term (International)

chest on chest

Alternative term(s)

double chest

French

Term (International)

commode superposée

Term gender (International)

feminine

Spanish

Term

chests on chest

External term source

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2023-04-20

Bibliographic citation(s)

• École québécoise du meuble et du bois ouvré. n.d. “commode superposée.” Grand dictionnaire terminologique. Accessed April 20, 2023. https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/2086837/commode-superposee.
• Christie’s. n.d. “The A-Z of furniture: Terminology to know when buying at auction.” Accessed June 13, 2022. https://www.christies.com/features/The-A-Z-of-furniture-A-glossary-12076-3.aspx.
• Merriam-Webster. n.d. “chest-on-chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Accessed April 20, 2023. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest-on-chest.
• The J. Paul Getty Trust. n.d. “chests-on-chests.” Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online. Accessed April 20, 2023. http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300039027.

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