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Bed Cover

1700-1729 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bed cover of woven linen, quilted with yellow silk in a small lozenge diaper and embroidered in chain stitch with shades of red and green silk. In the middle are rows of detached stems, bearing roses, tulips, carnations and other flowers. There is a broad border all round filled with a large wavy stem of honeysuckle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Quilted and embroidered in silks on linen
Brief description
Bed cover, quilted and embroidered in silks on linen, England, 1700-1729.
Physical description
Bed cover of woven linen, quilted with yellow silk in a small lozenge diaper and embroidered in chain stitch with shades of red and green silk. In the middle are rows of detached stems, bearing roses, tulips, carnations and other flowers. There is a broad border all round filled with a large wavy stem of honeysuckle.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 6kg
  • Top edge width: 1813mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1817mm
  • Proper right length: 1745mm
  • Proper left length: 1727mm
Weight including roller
Gallery label
COVERLET ENGLISH; early 18th century Silk embroidery on linen; chain and back stitches. 357-1903
Object history
Purchased (357 to H-1903, £20). Registered File number 85324/1903.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
357-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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