The Spangled Bed
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620)
Category
Furniture
Date
1621
Materials
Oak, damask and iron.
Place of origin
London
Collection
Knole, Kent
NT 129462.2.11
Summary
Proper left foot bedpost, of oak covered in crimson and white Damask, with a wrought iron spike fitted in the top, with a separate spacer block fitted on the spike, and 2 wrought iron curtain rail hooks. This record is for the wooden and iron elements only. Part of 'The Spangled Bed', made in 1621 by Oliver Browne and John Baker, Upholsterers to the Great Wardrobe, for Anne Cranfield, Countess of Middlesex (d. 1670). Witha deep cornice, hung with curtains of crimson and buff silk adorned with an extremely rare appliqué strap work design, embroidered, fringed with gold and silver thread and studded with metal spangles or sequins, many of which remain, appearing, in their present tarnished condition as black dots.
Makers and roles
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620), upholsterer