Strip of bed tent: T.50-1946

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Strip of bed tent
Category: Greek Island Embroidery

Categories

Embroidery

Description

Strip of embroidered linen bed tent in red and green silk in cross stitch. Detached flower pot and leaf motifs.

Legal notes

Given by George de Menasce

Measurements and weight

Length: 183 cm
Width: 29.5 cm

Place(s) associated

Rhodes ⪼ Dodecanese ⪼ Greece

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1701 CE - Circa 1801 CE

Note

The multi-directional cross stitch technique is identical to that used on the bed valance. The detached flower pot and leaf motifs are also similar, although both designs are rather more compressed. The panel would have been one of several joined together to make up a bed tent. This would have been suspended from the ceiling completely concealing the bed.

Materials used in production

embroidery Silk
ground Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Strip of embroidered linen bed tent in red and green silk in cross stitch. Detached flower pot and leaf motifs.
Embroidering

References and bibliographic entries

Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands page(s): 11

Related exhibitions

Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.50-1946
Primary reference Number: 110387
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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