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Quilted bed cover
Mediterranean, poss. Naples or Sicily
17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, stuffed with cotton and quilted
Dimensions
233 x 193 cm (91 3/4 x 76 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.817
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThree central side by side square compartments bearing a musician flanked by hunters and animals. Rectangular compartment below this bears a ship flanked by fishermen and large fish. Similar compartment above with a double headed eagle flanked by warriors. Border with repeating pair of confronted animals, leaping amidst foliage. Obverse, yellow silk; reverse, faded red silk. Worn; cotton wadding exposed in some areas.