Bed Cover
1770-1799 (made)
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Bed cover of block-printed cotton. With alternating stripes of black and white. One white stripe has thin meandering stems of flowers in madder red, black and lilac with pencilled blue. Two stripes with a black ground stripe have white stems bearing small flowers in red, blue and lilac. Another white stripe has a sprig in sepia, pink and blue. The stripes are diamond quilted to a linen lining.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed and quilted cotton, lined with linen |
| Brief description | Bed cover of block-printed and quilted cotton, France, 1770-1799 |
| Physical description | Bed cover of block-printed cotton. With alternating stripes of black and white. One white stripe has thin meandering stems of flowers in madder red, black and lilac with pencilled blue. Two stripes with a black ground stripe have white stems bearing small flowers in red, blue and lilac. Another white stripe has a sprig in sepia, pink and blue. The stripes are diamond quilted to a linen lining. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Cora Ginsburg |
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| Accession number | T.397-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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