Upper valance
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Crimson silk damask.
Collection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1190812.3.4
Summary
Upper outer valance - foot - part of state bed in the style of Daniel Marot. One of three shaped and stiffened deep valances of crimson silk damask behind carved decorative elements covered with damask. Scalloped edges, finishing at the corners with 3-D scrolls. Decorated with flat woven tape. Lower edge trimmed with silk fringe and tassels at corners.