<?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">bed valances</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31463997</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">bed valance</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bed valances, upper</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">top valances</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">upper bed valances</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">valances, bed</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">valances, top</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">valances, upper bed</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Horizontal cloth hangings fixed to the tester or canopy of a bed; generally used as decorative headings to conceal the tops of bed curtains and their hardware. For valances around the base of a bed, use "base valances." ]]></dc:description></metadata>