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... Fine Arts . Boston By courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston M & M Karolik Collection the word became common in English in the late 17th century . The prototype of the high- boy was the chest of drawers on a stand with turned ...
... Fine Arts . Boston By courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston M & M Karolik Collection the word became common in English in the late 17th century . The prototype of the high- boy was the chest of drawers on a stand with turned ...
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... fine Kiryu silks were worn by samurai and court nobles . In the 20th century the city became a major production centre for bro- cades , satins , and other fine silks for export . After World War II , the textile industry was expanded to ...
... fine Kiryu silks were worn by samurai and court nobles . In the 20th century the city became a major production centre for bro- cades , satins , and other fine silks for export . After World War II , the textile industry was expanded to ...
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... Fine Arts , Boston By courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston , John Michael Rodocanachi Fund Many instrument names derive from the word kithara , among them " guitar , " " cit- tern " and " zither . " Greek mode production by ...
... Fine Arts , Boston By courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston , John Michael Rodocanachi Fund Many instrument names derive from the word kithara , among them " guitar , " " cit- tern " and " zither . " Greek mode production by ...
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