<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">brideboxes</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31356047</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:35:59</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">box, bride&apos;s</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">boxes, brides&apos;</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bride&apos;s box</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bride&apos;s boxes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bridebox</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">brides&apos; boxes</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Oval boxes of light wooden-splint construction used to hold delicate finery or trinkets. Popular in the 18th and 19th century, bride's boxes were given as a marriage gift to brides to hold small items in the bride's trousseau such as linens, lace, and ribbons. ]]></dc:description></metadata>