<?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">factory marks</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31430938</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:56:16</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">factory mark</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">marks, factory</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">potter&apos;s marks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">potters&apos; marks</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Devices applied to pottery, often to the bottom of a vessel or plate, for the purpose of identifying the origin of commercial pottery wares. Some ancient Greek wares include such marks; more are evident in Renaissance European wares; and the application of factory marks became nearly universally common in the 20th century. ]]></dc:description></metadata>