Four widths of a linen bed cover, embroidered with polychrome silks in darning, chain and running stitch.
The main border comprises vases of carnations alternating with large, stylized tulips and hyacinths flanking a branch. There is a smaller, outer band of a scrolling stem with a carnation, hyacinth and rose. Detached parrots and dogs form a loose, inner border. The corner motifs are flower filled ewers and parrots.
Bought from the Textile Company
Length: 241 cm
Width: 173 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1993-11-22)
by
The Textile Company
Late 18th or early 19th century
Circa
1780
CE
-
Circa
1820
CE
The colours and design owe much to Ottoman embroideries but the figurative content is a local addition
Weaving : Four widths of a linen bed cover, embroidered with polychrome silks in darning, chain and running stitch. The main border comprises vases of carnations alternating with large, stylized tulips and hyacinths flanking a branch. There is a smaller, outer band of a scrolling stem with a carnation, hyacinth and rose. Detached parrots and dogs form a loose, inner border. The corner motifs are flower filled ewers and parrots.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.4-1993
Primary reference Number: 110446
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Bed cover"
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