Bed Cover
1770-1799 (made)
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Bed cover of printed linen and cotton fustian. With a design of delicate stems and trails of flowers and sprays of palm-like leaves in madder red and purple with blue and yellow added. Two widths of fustian are joined to form the top of the cover where the border joins the top, and round its scalloped edge is bound in cream silk ribbon. The bed cover is lined with plain white cottons of varying thicknesses.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed linen and cotton fustian, silk ribbon |
| Brief description | Bed cover of printed linen and cotton fustian, possibly made in England, 1770-1799 |
| Physical description | Bed cover of printed linen and cotton fustian. With a design of delicate stems and trails of flowers and sprays of palm-like leaves in madder red and purple with blue and yellow added. Two widths of fustian are joined to form the top of the cover where the border joins the top, and round its scalloped edge is bound in cream silk ribbon. The bed cover is lined with plain white cottons of varying thicknesses. |
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| Accession number | T.200-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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