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Detail
Fragment of a bed curtain
English
late 17th–early 18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Polychrome wool yarns embroidered on cotton and linen twill
Dimensions
Overall: 194.6 x 92.1 cm (76 5/8 x 36 1/4 in.) (Maximum)
The top edge: 35 1/2"
The top edge: 35 1/2"
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel and Mrs. Leslie Buswell
Accession Number61.1250
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPolychrome wool yarns embroidered on linen warp and cotton weft ground, woven in weft-faced twill (fustian). Branches with large leaves and flowers rising from vase with flowers in it; design same as sets in Colonial Williamsburg and the Victoria and Albert Museum (1390.1904). Ground repaired in several areas.