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2. Window valance - Wikipedia

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   A window valance. A window valance (or pelmet in the UK) [1] is a form of window treatment that covers the uppermost part of the window and can be hung alone or paired with other window blinds, or curtains. Valances are a popular decorative choice in concealing drapery hardware. Window valances were popular in Victorian interior design.

3. Battenberg lace - Wikipedia

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   Battenberg lace. Battenberg lace is a type of tape lace.It is of American origin, designed and first made by Sara Hadley of New York. This American lace was named either in honor of the wedding of Princess Beatrice, Queen Victoria's youngest daughter, to Prince Henry of Battenberg, or from [sic] the widowed Princess Beatrice.

4. Bed hangings - Wikipedia

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   Bed hangings or bed curtains are fabric panels that surround a bed; they were used from medieval times through to the 19th century. Bed hangings provided privacy when the master or great bed was in a public room, such as the parlor, but also showed evidence of wealth when beds were located in areas of the home where .

5. Scranton Lace Company - Wikipedia

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   The company was the world leader in Nottingham lace and also produced tablecloths, napkins, valances, and shower curtains, among many other types of lace items. During the 1940s, the company teamed up with subsidiaries such as Victory Parachutes , Inc. and Sweeney Bros. to manufacture parachutes and camouflage netting .

6. Battenberg - Wikipedia

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   Battenberg cake or Battenburg cake, a cake with a checkered pattern on the inside Battenburg markings , a pattern named after the aforementioned cake, often used on emergency services vehicles Battenberg Cup , an American naval award (named after Prince Louis of Battenberg)

7. Lace curtain and shanty Irish - Wikipedia

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   As lace curtains became commonplace in Irish-American working-class homes, "lace curtain" was still used in a metaphorical, and often pejorative, sense. In the early 20th century, James Michael Curley , a famously populist Boston politician who was called "mayor of the poor", used the term "cut glass Irish" to mock the Irish-American middle ...