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Date
1852 (damask; frame probably earlier; embroidery 17th century)
Materials
Silk damask and braid
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1127719.3
Summary
The textile elements of a state bed, English, the frame possibly 1629, the blue damask hangings 1852 copies of the (then tattered) originals appliquéd with gilt metal thread embroidery bearing family coats of arms. The tester topped by giltwood finials, the feet carved giltwood paws.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust from the Treasury in 1984.