Not currently on display at the V&A

Bed Valance

18th Century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woven linen embroidered in silk in red long-legged cross-stitch, satin and double running stitches; design of trees standing on a border of leaves, having eagles and smaller birds in their branches.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven linen embroidered in silk
Brief description
Embroidered bed valance, 18th century, Cypriot
Physical description
Woven linen embroidered in silk in red long-legged cross-stitch, satin and double running stitches; design of trees standing on a border of leaves, having eagles and smaller birds in their branches.
Dimensions
  • Length: 172cm
  • Width: 40.6cm
Credit line
Given by Professor R. M. Dawkins
Collection
Accession number
T.88-1950

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Record createdJune 27, 2003
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