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swags (<coverings and hangings for openings>, <coverings and hangings by location or context>, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Decorative textiles hung loosely from two or more intervals to form soft, billowing, crescent-shaped folds. Distinct from "festoons," which refers to flowers, fruit, or foliage similarly hung.
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| swags (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| swag (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| festoons (swags) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| swag drapery (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| slingers (decoratie) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| slinger (decoratie) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| feston (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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| festones (cubiertas de aberturas) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| festón (cubiertas para aberturas) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
Hierarchical Position:
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ furnishings (works) (G) |
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................ <furnishings by form or function> (G) |
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.................... coverings and hangings (G) |
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........................ <coverings and hangings by specific type> (G) |
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............................ <coverings and hangings by location or context> (G) |
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................................ <coverings and hangings for openings> (G) |
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.................................... swags (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... Behangsels bestaande uit stukken stof die ter decoratie losjes, op twee of meer plekken bevestigd, naar beneden hangen om zachte, golvende, halvemaanvormige plooien te vormen. Ze verschillen van 'guirlandes', waarmee bloemen, fruit of gebladerte die op dezelfde manier hangen, worden aangeduid. |
| Spanish ..... Úsese para textiles decorativos colgados sueltamente de a dos o más intervalos para formar pliegues en forma de medialuna suaves y ondulantes (hinchados como velas de barco). Distinguir de festones, que se refiere a flores, frutas o follaje colgados de manera parecida. |
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Related concepts: |
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| distinguished from .... |
festoon (motif) |
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(plant-derived motifs, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) [300167386] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| festoons (swags)............ |
[VP] |
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Antiques (1922-) illustration, Vol. 1, No. 3, 682; festoons |
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Cooke, Upholstery in American and Europe (1987) IND; festoons |
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Getty Vocabulary Program rules |
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Gloag, Short Dictionary of Furniture (1965) 103; festoons |
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Hoffman, Fairchild's Dictionary of Home Furnishings (1974) 220; festoons |
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MacDonald Taylor, English Furniture (1966) 275; festoons |
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Newman, Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware (1987) festoons |
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Personal Communication Katherine Grier, University of Utah, 11/91.; festoons |
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Picken, Fashion Dictionary (1957) festoons |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) festoons |
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Savage and Newman, Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics (1989) festoons |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) festoons |
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[GCI Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AATA database (2002-) 129458 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Avery Index (1963-) |
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Boyle, Do-It-Yourself Designer Windows (1985) illustration, IND, illus. p. 229 |
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Cooke, Upholstery in American and Europe (1987) illustration, IND, illus. p. 24 |
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Early American Life (1970-) 1/4: 55 |
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Fishburn, Curtains and Window Treatments (1982) illustration, IND, illus. p.98 |
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Gloag, Short Dictionary of Furniture (1965) 103 |
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Hayward and Kirkham, William and John Linnell (1980) 139 |
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Hoffman, Fairchild's Dictionary of Home Furnishings (1974) 143 |
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Lewis and Darley, Dictionary of Ornament (1986) |
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Newman, Illustrated Dictionary of Silverware (1987) |
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Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging (2010) |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) |
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Schoeser and Rufey, English and American Textiles (1989) 37 |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) |
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Wilhide, Laura Ashley Windows (1988) 61 |
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