Three Valances
Bed drapery of white hand made linen, embroidered with red silk. The drapery consists of four side curtains, and two for foot and one for head; a coverlet and three valences for tester. The swastika vase and other ornati forms lines and borders of curtains; these are double-faced embroidery, alike on both sides. Coverlet and valances are single-faced embroidery. Transversal lines of a similar design separate large squares of ornati in coverlet. This work in good preservation except for a few repairs in linen, stains and one side-valence has a piece of its length torn off. Part of a group including objects 389-392.
- Date
- 17th century
- In our collection
- since March the 16th, 2009 up to now
- Dimensions
- 57 x 13 in. (144.78 x 33.02 cm) (a:) 72 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (184.15 x 32.39 cm) (b:) 54 x 12 3/4 in. (137.16 x 32.39 cm) (c:)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Linen, silk, cotton; embroidery
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 73% cadmium 23% oxygen 4%