<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">antimacassars</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>tidies</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>coverings and hangings for seating furniture</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>mats</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>antimacassar</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>backs, chair</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chair backs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Small washable mats, often crocheted, used in the 19th century to protect the backs and arms of upholstered seating and reclining furniture from the stains caused by Macassar oil or other hair preparations. In the late 19th century, these were replaced by "tidies." ]]></note></mads>