Tester cloth
Daniel Marot
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk
Collection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1190812.3.9
Summary
Inner tester cloth - part of state bed in the style of Daniel Marot. Elaborate carved tester, covered with crimson silk damask, with two ovals, scrolling supports and plinths. Trimmed with crimson flat weave tape. Head end has coronet at top of central pillar, with a free-hanging lobe- shaped valance to either side.
Makers and roles
Daniel Marot, maker Francis Lapiere (1653 - 1714), maker