Bedcover and Tassels
1750-1850 (made)
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This is a becover of yellow silk, embroidered with trailing floral sprays and with a large central open flower. There is a striped short fringe all around with tassels of the same colour. The floral medallion in the centre of the bedcover would by convention been intended to be an open lotus.
Such large embroidered bedcovers were made by Chinese embroiderers for European consumption, the tassled fringe and colour scheme tailored to European, rather than Chinese, aesthetics. This particular example, however, is much simpler and sparser in its ornamentation than most other embroidered bedcovers in the V&A's collection.
Such large embroidered bedcovers were made by Chinese embroiderers for European consumption, the tassled fringe and colour scheme tailored to European, rather than Chinese, aesthetics. This particular example, however, is much simpler and sparser in its ornamentation than most other embroidered bedcovers in the V&A's collection.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silk embroidery |
| Brief description | Bedcover with tassels, embroidery on silk, China, 1750-1850 |
| Physical description | Becover of yellow silk, embroidered with trailing floral sprays and with a large central open flower. the cover has a striped short fringe all around and tassels of the same colour. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mrs. Kinchant (Aquaba, Cintra, Portugal), accessioned in 1900. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Philippines provenance via Portugal (Verity Wilson, Chinese Textiles p.29 Attribution note: Some of the motifs found on this bedcover are also found on textiles such as a chalice cover in the collection of Portugal's Museu de Aveiro (386a/C), dated to the 17th - 18th Century |
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| Summary | This is a becover of yellow silk, embroidered with trailing floral sprays and with a large central open flower. There is a striped short fringe all around with tassels of the same colour. The floral medallion in the centre of the bedcover would by convention been intended to be an open lotus. Such large embroidered bedcovers were made by Chinese embroiderers for European consumption, the tassled fringe and colour scheme tailored to European, rather than Chinese, aesthetics. This particular example, however, is much simpler and sparser in its ornamentation than most other embroidered bedcovers in the V&A's collection. |
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| Accession number | 990 to D-1900 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2004 |
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