<?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">bed valances</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>double valances</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>base valances</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>bed hangings</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>valances</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bed valance</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bed valances, upper</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>top valances</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>upper bed valances</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>valances, bed</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>valances, top</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>valances, upper bed</topic></variant> <note 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." ]]></note></mads>