Valance
16th century (made)
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Bed valance of silk velvet with padded applique of silver tissue embroidered in coloured silks and couched metal thread. Repeating pattern of gadrooned vases of fruit, alternating with floral devices amidst slender interlacing leafy stems which terminate in monsters' heads. Along three sides is a narrow border filled with a wavy floral stem. There is a brown linen lining.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet with padded applique of silver tissue embroidered in coloured silks and couched metal thread |
| Brief description | Bed valance, silk velvet with padded applique of silver tissue embroidered in coloured silks and couched metal thread, Italy, 16th century |
| Physical description | Bed valance of silk velvet with padded applique of silver tissue embroidered in coloured silks and couched metal thread. Repeating pattern of gadrooned vases of fruit, alternating with floral devices amidst slender interlacing leafy stems which terminate in monsters' heads. Along three sides is a narrow border filled with a wavy floral stem. There is a brown linen lining. |
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| Gallery label | Bed Valance
16th century
Richly embroidered bed hangings were often the most expensive part of the furnishing of a camera. In Venice beds were commonly fitted inside alcoves, with curtains to conceal the wooden structure and hide the bed during the day. This striking bed valance would have hung high on the bed frame under the canopy. [53 words]
Italy
Silk velvet with padded appliqué of silver tissue embroidered in coloured silks and couched metal thread
V&A: 37-1903(5 Oct 2006 - 7 Jan 2007) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 2481/1903, 30463/1902. Said by the vendor to have come from the neighbourhood of Avignon. |
| Production | Previously attributed to Italian or Spanish. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ajmar-Wollheim, Marta and Flora Dennis, At Home in Renaissance Italy, London: V&A Publishing, 2006.
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| Accession number | 37-1903 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2006 |
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