Bed curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
1700 - 1760
Materials
Silk
Measurements
2900 mm (L); 2140 mm (W); 1830 mm (W)
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181055.3.2
Summary
Four bed curtains made from old red cut velvet drapery (Spitalfields voided velvet), and a red silk bedspread (see 1180520) embroidered with floral pattern.
Provenance
Historically associated with the State Bed. Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and placed on loan to the National Trust until 1991, when they were transferred to the National Trust.