Bed Cover
1700-1729 (made)
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Bed cover of linen, embroidered with coloured silks, and quilted with cream-coloured silk and white cotton. In the middle is a large symmetrical device composed of interlacing floral stems, and in each corner is a portion of a device of similar character. Round the edge is a broad border consisting of scrolling stems bearing various flowers and large leaves. The remaining space is filled with Chinese symbolic ornaments (two fans and two rhinoceros horns), and a row of flowering plants. The ground of the middle portion is quilted with a pattern of scrolling floral stems, and the border with a geometric design. The centre is cut out of a larger piece.
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Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with coloured silks, and quilted with silk and cotton |
Brief description | Bed cover, linen embroidered with coloured silks, and quilted with silk and cotton, English, 1700-1729 |
Physical description | Bed cover of linen, embroidered with coloured silks, and quilted with cream-coloured silk and white cotton. In the middle is a large symmetrical device composed of interlacing floral stems, and in each corner is a portion of a device of similar character. Round the edge is a broad border consisting of scrolling stems bearing various flowers and large leaves. The remaining space is filled with Chinese symbolic ornaments (two fans and two rhinoceros horns), and a row of flowering plants. The ground of the middle portion is quilted with a pattern of scrolling floral stems, and the border with a geometric design. The centre is cut out of a larger piece. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 90909/1902. |
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Accession number | 927-1902 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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