Set of Bed Hangings
ca. 1875 (made)
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This set of bed hangings was made for the marriage in 1875 of Queen Natalie, the daughter of a Russian colonel, to Milan IV, King of Serbia. The marriage was an unhappy one, and Natalie, who was very popular with the Serbian people, was divorced from the King in 1888. In 1889 Milan abdicated in favour of their 12 year old son, Alexander.
As well as the deep and wide hanging trimmed with lace illustrated here, the set includes a lace-trimmed muslin valance nearly 12 m long that would have been ruched and draped aroung the sides of the bed, and two further valances of lace each measuring nearly 4 m in length.
As well as the deep and wide hanging trimmed with lace illustrated here, the set includes a lace-trimmed muslin valance nearly 12 m long that would have been ruched and draped aroung the sides of the bed, and two further valances of lace each measuring nearly 4 m in length.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin, trimmed with needle and bobbin tape lace |
| Brief description | Set of muslin bed hangings, ca. 1875, Italy |
| Physical description | Set of muslin bed hangings trimmed with needle and bobbin lace |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Harold Exham |
| Object history | Said to have been made for the wedding of Queen Natalie of Serbia to King Milan IV in 1875. Formerly in the Alfred Duane Pell Collection, New York |
| Summary | This set of bed hangings was made for the marriage in 1875 of Queen Natalie, the daughter of a Russian colonel, to Milan IV, King of Serbia. The marriage was an unhappy one, and Natalie, who was very popular with the Serbian people, was divorced from the King in 1888. In 1889 Milan abdicated in favour of their 12 year old son, Alexander. As well as the deep and wide hanging trimmed with lace illustrated here, the set includes a lace-trimmed muslin valance nearly 12 m long that would have been ruched and draped aroung the sides of the bed, and two further valances of lace each measuring nearly 4 m in length. |
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| Accession number | T.225 to C-1957 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2004 |
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