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Festoon curtains

Scope note

Curtains characterized by soft, billowing, crescent-shaped folds produced either by pulling a single curtain straight up, or by pulling a single or divided curtain diagonally up and to the side, by means of rings and cords attached to the back.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000203766

Broader Terms used

<curtains by form>

Narrower Terms used

double festoons

Equivalent Terms used

festoon curtain

Created

13yrs ago

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