Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Furnishings (hierarchy name)
5. furnishings (works)
6. [furnishings by form or function]
7. coverings and hangings
8. [coverings and hangings by specific type]
9. [coverings and hangings by location or context]
10. [coverings and hangings for religious building fixtures]
11. [coverings and hangings for altars and altar components]

Anotations

Scope note:

Carved, painted, embroidered, or otherwise decorated panels or hangings that cover all four sides of a Christian altar, as distinct from an antependium which covers the front alone. The term may also refer to similar hangings or ornaments of a room of state. The term formerly referred to both the vestments worn by the celebrants of Christian services and the hangings around the altar; over time it has come to mean only the hangings and panels.