<?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">firing glasses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31449866</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:01:09</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">bumping glasses</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">firing glass</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">glasses, bumping</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">glasses, firing</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">glasses, hammering</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hammering glasses</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Low drinking glasses having a short thick heavy stem and a heavy foot, and made with bowls of various shapes. They were used in private clubs, drinking societies, and at ceremonial occasions. So called from the custom of rapping the foot of the glass on the table which, in concert, sounded like gunfire. ]]></dc:description></metadata>