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Bed Cover

ca. 1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bed cover of embroidered linen with coloured silks in various stitches including long and short, stem and satin stitch. With a leafy design.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered linen with silks
Brief description
Bed cover of embroidered linen with coloured silks, designed by William Morris, probably embroidered by Catherine Holliday, England, ca. 1876
Physical description
Bed cover of embroidered linen with coloured silks in various stitches including long and short, stem and satin stitch. With a leafy design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190.5cm
  • Width: 166.4cm
  • Weight: 2.46kg
  • Width: 65.5in
  • Height: 75in
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.196-1961

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2004
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