The Spangled Bed
attributed to Oliver Browne and John Baker (fl. 1620)
Category
Textiles
Date
1621
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Knole, Kent
NT 129462.3.6
Summary
Head-cloth of silk crimson satin with spangled strapwork applique (silk, silver and silver gilt), linen borders with eyelet holes at the top edge and on the proper left side, with a linen lining. 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, 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