Bed cover
Category
Textiles
Date
1680
Materials
Silk, Wood
Measurements
1020 mm (H)75 mm (W)80 mm (D)50 mm (D)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932682.15
Summary
State bed. Centre from tester. Fabric, wood base covered and glued with crimson silk 'taffeta'; Trimming, (a) on inner edge double row of braids/tassels joined edge to edge of braid, (b) crimson silk taffeta covering corrugated parchment in between in each trough lengths of gold silk chenille thread, (c) on outer edges single edging of tasseled braid.