The column is intended to screen the vitrine from passing traffic on The Mall.
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This face also includes a vitrine in which the Roll of Honour is displayed.
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A large whaling boat model he built is displayed in a glass vitrine in the dining room.
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It was an unintended consequence of enclosing the piece in the vitrine, so it was removed.
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One half-expects to find Piers Plowman's left clog in the next vitrine.
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This often featured installations, notably Hirst's vitrine containing a preserved shark.
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Just look at a little scrap of paper displayed in a vitrine in the first gallery of this show.
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That Eugene Atget picture of the taxidermist's vitrine?
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It's hard to miss these in the home, given how they're happily displayed on shelves or inside a vitrine.
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Case: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
A glass-paneled cabinet or case for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise
(vitrines) French term meaning showcases, or shop windows.
Glass-fronted cabinet which stood independently or on a stand and was used to display china, silver and curios; normally nineteenth century.
A glass showcase used to display a collection of fine small objects of art
A French display cabinet with glass set into a carved paneled door and shelves on which to display porcelains, figurines, etc.
A largely transparent cabinet or case in which an exhibitor can place one or more objects so that viewers may see them. Much as frames both set off and protect two-dimensional works, vitrines are display furniture, designed to set apart and to protect their contents. ...
A curio or china cabinet with a glass front for display.