Not currently on display at the V&A

Bed Cover

ca. 1910-1915 (made), ca. 1910-1915 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bed cover of purple and yellow shot silk crêpe with panels of applied silk and wool damask. A woman carrying baskets of grapes, a man treading grapes and a woman picking grapes, worked in appliqué and embroidery in coloured wools, with three sprays of flowers and wheat at the base.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk crêpe, applied silk and wool damask, embroidered in coloured wools
Brief description
Bed cover of silk crêpe, applied silk and wool damask, embroidered in coloured wools, made by St. Edmundsbury Weavers, England, ca. 1910-1915
Physical description
Bed cover of purple and yellow shot silk crêpe with panels of applied silk and wool damask. A woman carrying baskets of grapes, a man treading grapes and a woman picking grapes, worked in appliqué and embroidery in coloured wools, with three sprays of flowers and wheat at the base.
Dimensions
  • Width: 70in
  • Length: 94in
Credit line
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.776-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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