<?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">counter boards</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31463935</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:04:45</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">boards, counter</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">counter board</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">counter-boards</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">counterboards</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Boards or cloth panels used in counting houses, which were offices attached to a shop or residence of a merchant, having a checker pattern for the purpose of counting money or tokens representing accounts. The counter board was portable, placed upon a table or chest when used. ]]></dc:description></metadata>