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Swags

Scope note

Use for decorative textiles hung loosely from two or more intervals to form soft, billowing, crescent-shaped folds. Distinct from "festoons," which refers to flowers, fruit, or foliage similarly hung.

This term has 5 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000204891

Equivalent Terms used

swag

Created

13yrs ago

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