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balloon shades (<curtains by form>, curtains (window hangings), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Popular term for curtains raised or lowered by cords and rings, made in several variations and distinguished mainly by their bottom hem which, when the curtain is raised, billows in a series of graceful puffs suggesting balloons. |
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balloon shades (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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balloon shades (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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balloon shade (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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balloon shade (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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shades, balloon (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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氣球簾 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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qì qiú lián (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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qi qiu lian (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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ch'i ch'iu lien (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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store bouillonné (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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cortinas abombadas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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cortina abombada (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TC |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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................ <furnishings by form or function> (G) |
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.................... coverings and hangings (G) |
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............................ <coverings and hangings by location or context> (G) |
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................................ <coverings and hangings for openings> (G) |
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.................................... curtains (window hangings) (G) |
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........................................ <curtains by form> (G) |
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............................................ balloon shades (G) |
Additional Parents:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Furnishings (hierarchy name) (G) |
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................ <furnishings by form or function> (G) |
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.................................... shades (coverings) (G) |
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........................................ balloon shades (G) |
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................ <furnishings by form or function> (G) |
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.................... coverings and hangings (G) |
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.................................... curtains (window hangings) (G) |
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........................................ <curtains by mode of operation> (G) |
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............................................ pull-up curtains (G) |
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................................................ balloon shades (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 以繩索或環拉起或放下的簾幕通稱,有數種形式,主要特徵在於簾幕拉起時,其下方褶邊優雅的波浪線條看起來有如氣球。
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Dutch ..... Algemene term voor gordijnen die door koorden en ringen worden opgetrokken en neergelaten. Ze zijn er in verschillende uitvoeringen en worden voornamelijk gekenmerkt door de onderste zoom die, als het gordijn is opgetrokken, een reeks elegante bollingen vertoont die aan ballonnetjes doen denken. |
Spanish ..... Término popular para cortinas que se suben o bajan por medio de cordeles y argollas, fabricados en diferentes versiones y caracterizadas principalmente por su basta de abajo que, cuando la cortina es alzada, se hincha en una serie de graciosas bocanadas de aire que parecen globos. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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balloon shades............ |
[RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Boyle, Do-It-Yourself Designer Windows (1985) illustration, 96 |
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Nomenclature 3.0 for Museum Cataloging (2010) |
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Personal Communication Katherine Grier, University of Utah, 11/91.; Jane Nylander, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, 11/91. |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987) |
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Rees, Window Style (1990) 148 |
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