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Bed cover
Italian or Spanish
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/Technique
Silk; brocade
Dimensions
238 x 232 cm (93 11/16 x 91 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.32 x 2.38
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson
Accession Number25.217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe white silk ground of fancy weave is closely covered by floral forms and curving bands arranged symmetrically and woven with pink, blue, green and yellow silk. Made of several pieces of silk pieced together and finished on three sides with a yellow silk ruffle.
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson, July 2, 1923