The Spangled Bed
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620)
Category
Textiles
Date
1621
Materials
Textile (linen); feathers
Measurements
1990 mm (Length); 300 mm (Diameter); 940 mm (Circumference)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Knole, Kent
NT 129462.3.27
Summary
Bolster of linen twill ticking with a feather filling.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 paned appliqued and embroidered curtains of crimson silk satin with crimson and white damask linings; the frame adorned with an extremely rare appliqué strap work design in cloths of silver and gold, embroidered, fringed with gold and silver braid and studded with silver and silver gilt spangles
Makers and roles
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620), upholsterer