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Sideboard
A sideboard, also called a buffet, is an item of furniture
traditionally used in the dining room for serving food, for
displaying serving dishes, and for storage. It usually consists of
a set of cabinets, or cupboards, and one or more drawers, all
topped by a wooden surface for conveniently holding food,
serving dishes, or lighting devices. The words sideboard and
buffet are somewhat interchangeable, but if the item has short
legs, or a base that sits directly on the floor with no legs, it is
more likely to be called a sideboard; if it has longer legs, it is
more likely to be called a buffet.
A Waterfall-style sideboard
The earliest versions of the sideboard familiar today made
their appearance in the 18th century, but they gained most of
their popularity during the 19th century, as households became prosperous enough to dedicate a room
solely to dining. Sideboards were made in a range of decorative styles and were frequently ornamented
with costly veneers and inlays. In later years, sideboards have been placed in living rooms or other areas
where household items might be displayed.

In traditional formal dining rooms today, an antique sideboard is a desirable and fashionable accessory,
and finely styled versions from the late 18th or early 19th centuries are the most sought-after and most
costly. Among its counterparts in modern furniture styles, the form is often referred to as a server. Some
of the earliest production of sideboards arose in England, France, Poland, Belgium and Scotland. Later,
American designs arose.[1] Characteristic materials used in historic sideboard manufacture include
mahogany, oak, pine, and walnut.

See also
Buffet – a way of serving food, rather than the item of furniture
Cellarette (liquor cabinet)
China cabinet
Credenza
Hutch (furniture)
Madia (furniture)
Sideboard (Edward William Godwin)
Welsh dresser

References
1. Butler, Joseph T. (1986). Field Guide to American Antique Furniture (https://books.google.com/book
s/about/Field_Guide_to_American_Antique_Furnitur.html?id=yL-NYIyi4kYC). New York: H. Holt.
pp. 53–54. ISBN 9780805001242.

External links
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sideboard" (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia

_Britannica/Sideboard). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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