The Spangled Bed
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620)
Category
Furniture
Date
1621
Materials
Pine, Iron
Place of origin
London
Collection
Knole, Kent
NT 129462.2.7
Summary
Foot lower valance rail, of pine with 2 fixed wrought iron spikes. 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). With a 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.
Makers and roles
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620), upholsterer