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Cot Cover

1700-1729 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cot cover of quilted linen with linen in back and running stitches. In the middle is a medallion containing a monogram with the initials 'C.E.C.' within a large lozenge-shaped compartment. The ground is covered with a diaper of small medallions and lozenges filled with rosettes and geometrical ornament, and spirals and detached blossoms.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Quilted linen
Brief description
Cot cover of quilted linen, England, 1700-1729
Physical description
Cot cover of quilted linen with linen in back and running stitches. In the middle is a medallion containing a monogram with the initials 'C.E.C.' within a large lozenge-shaped compartment. The ground is covered with a diaper of small medallions and lozenges filled with rosettes and geometrical ornament, and spirals and detached blossoms.
Dimensions
  • Length: 24.25in
  • Width: 16.5in (maximum)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Russell Reid
Collection
Accession number
T.195-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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