Cover
1600-1650 (made)
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Beds and their furnishings were the most prominent and costly articles of furniture in the home in the 17th century and a lavishly decorated cover like this would have drawn attention to the bed and displayed the owners' wealth and status.
The embroidery is composed of silver and silver-gilt thread and silver-gilt strips on a red velvet ground and depicts small leafy stems, some bearing roses, honeysuckle, columbines and other flowers, and some bearing grapes. Round the edge of the cover is a repeating border composed of larger stems of similar character. Metal thread is particularly difficult to work with, and work of this quality was therefore usually produced by a professional embroiderer.
The embroidery is composed of silver and silver-gilt thread and silver-gilt strips on a red velvet ground and depicts small leafy stems, some bearing roses, honeysuckle, columbines and other flowers, and some bearing grapes. Round the edge of the cover is a repeating border composed of larger stems of similar character. Metal thread is particularly difficult to work with, and work of this quality was therefore usually produced by a professional embroiderer.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Velvet embroidered with silver-gilt and silver thread and silver-gilt strips |
| Brief description | embroidered velvet, 1600-1649, English; Red velvet embroidered with metal thread |
| Physical description | From register 'Cover of crimson velvet, embroidered with silver-gilt and silver thread and silver-gilt strips. Small leafy stems bearing roses, honeysuckle, columbines and other flowers, and grapes. Round the edge is a repeating border composed of larger stems of similar character.' |
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| Summary | Beds and their furnishings were the most prominent and costly articles of furniture in the home in the 17th century and a lavishly decorated cover like this would have drawn attention to the bed and displayed the owners' wealth and status. The embroidery is composed of silver and silver-gilt thread and silver-gilt strips on a red velvet ground and depicts small leafy stems, some bearing roses, honeysuckle, columbines and other flowers, and some bearing grapes. Round the edge of the cover is a repeating border composed of larger stems of similar character. Metal thread is particularly difficult to work with, and work of this quality was therefore usually produced by a professional embroiderer. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 807-1901 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2006 |
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