Object types that the Scheme uses

These terms are from the FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Forum on Information Standards in Heritage - FISH).

Term Scope note Term type SENESCHAL URI Other URI
BAKEHOUSE A service building to a country house, farm, etc, used for baking. If commercial premises use BAKERY. Preferred term 68923 -
Bakern Narrow term 91116 -
Bakers Shop Use both terms. Narrow term 71452 -
BAKERY A room for baking. Preferred term 137388 -
BAKERY A commercial bakery or bread factory. If domestic use BAKEHOUSE. Preferred term 68779 -
BALANCE An apparatus for weighing, usually consists of a beam on a pivot with a means of supporting the object to be weighed on one side and weights on the other. Preferred term 95306 -
Balance Arm Narrow term - -
Balance Beam Narrow term - -
BALANCE BEAM The horizontal beam on a lock gate. Preferred term 91117 -
BALANCE BOB A counter balance designed to support the excess weight of a mineshaft's wooden beams. Preferred term 140400 -
Balance Pan Narrow term - -
Balance Pin Narrow term - -
BALANCE WEIGHT Weight used with any kind of balance. Preferred term 95311 -
BALCONY A platform projecting from the surface of a wall of a building carried on brackets, consoles or columns, usually placed before windows or openings, and protected by a railing or balustrade. It can also be a gallery in an auditorium. Preferred term 137389 -
BALCONY ACCESS BLOCK Block of flats within which the individual dwellings are accessed by narrow external balconies. Preferred term 147250 -
BALDACCHINO A canopy suspended, or on pillars, over a throne or altar. Preferred term 137390 -
Baldachin Narrow term 138837 -
Baldaquin Narrow term 138838 -
BALDRIC A sash or belt worn over the shoulder to the hip for carrying a sword. Preferred term 95159 -
BALE GOODS Merchandise wrapped in canvas and tightly bound with cords or hoops to form bales. Preferred term 78899 -
Bale Tomb Narrow term 91118 -
Balistraria Narrow term 137391 -
Balk Narrow term 137392 -
Balk Yard Narrow term 91119 -
Ball Use appropriate term. Narrow term - -
BALL (GAME) A round object used in games. Preferred term 95616 -
BALL (RITUAL) Polished stone balls interpreted as ritual objects in the Scottish Iron Age. Preferred term 100138 -
Ball Bearing Factory Narrow term 159236 -
Ball Clay Mine Narrow term 70555 -
BALL CLAY WORKS A works, including an extractive site, producing a clay of high plasticity and firmness, used as a basic raw material for porcelain. Preferred term 69081 -

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