<?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">hogscraper candlesticks</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31462646</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:08:13</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">candlesticks, hogscraper</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">candlesticks, hogscraper type</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hog-scrapers</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hogscraper candlestick</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hogscraper type candlesticks</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">hogscrapers</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Candlesticks usually of sheet iron on a convex disc base with a straight tubular stem bearing a round drip catcher at the top. A slot in the side of the stem accommodates a finger grip for operating the candle adjuster and ejector, and a suspension hook sometimes extends from the drip catcher. The name is believed to be derived from a resemblance to the device used to scrape the bristles from butchered hogs. ]]></dc:description></metadata>