Coverlet, bed

Description

White quilted tussore silk bed coverlet embroidered in coloured silks with a central design of floral scrolls, monogram and border embroidered with human figures and animals: English, 1700 - 1733

Museum reference

A.1927.270

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Coverlet, bed

Production information

England, Northern Europe

Date

Early 18th century

Physical description

Quilted tussore silk embroidered with coloured silks

Exhibitions

• Textile Treasures

References

Tarrant, Naomi, Textile Treasures: An Introduction to European Decorative Textiles for Home and Church in the National Museums of Scotland, NMS Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh, 2001