Bric-à-brac
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bric-brac-161-5897939
title:
Bric-à-brac
text:
Bric-à-brac or bric-a-brac, first used in the Victorian era, around 1840, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios. The French phrase dates from the 16th century meaning "at random, any old way". Shops selling such items, often referred to as knick knacks today, were often referred to as purveyors of fancy goods, which might also include novelty items and other giftware. The curios in these shops or in home collections might have included items such as elaborately decorated te
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Lesser objets d'art for display
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bric-%C3%A0-brac
date created:
2005-08-26T22:02:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T04:48:19Z
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13
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