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SWAG [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

swag: an item in the "Window and Door Coverings" class of the "Furnishings" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

feston : objet de la classe «Revêtements de fenêtres et de portes» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires».

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of Women

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Sociologie des femmes

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
DEF

Specifically refers to a festoon composed of folds of draped cloth.

OBS

Of classical origin, this motif was widely used from the late 16th to the late 18th centuries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
DEF

Voilage suspendu à deux points fixes et dont les extrémités retombent.

OBS

Certains dictionnaires donnent parfois comme synonyme le terme guirlande.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
DEF

Specifically, a decorative carving or painting of a garland of leaves, flowers, and fruit arranged in a hanging loop between two points from which depend wavy ribbons or vine-like extensions of the foliage and flowers.

OBS

Swag: sometimes used as an alternative for festoon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
DEF

Motif ornemental fait d'une chaîne de feuillages, de fleurs, voire de fruits, retombant entre deux points, ou d'une série de points auxquels elle est accrochée.

OBS

Certains dictionnaires donnent parfois comme synonymes les termes : feston et encarpe.

Spanish

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