Bed curtain with bands of stylized trees and peacocks

Details

• Title

  Bed curtain with bands of stylized trees and peacocks

• Associated place

  Europe › Greece › South Aegean › Milos › Melos (possible) (possible place of creation)

  The Greek World › Crete and Aegean Islands › Aegean Islands › Pholegandros (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  linen, embroidered with pink, green, and remains of brown silk

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  woven;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › hanging;

  textile;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › bedding › bedding-cover › bed-cover;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › curtain

• Dimensions

  293 x 144 cm (warp x weft)
  band 1 50 cm (width)
  band 2 50 cm (width)
  band 3 44 cm (width)
  18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
  ground fabric .05 cm max. (thread diameter)
  ground fabric .03 cm min. (thread diameter)
  additional fibre, embroidery .05 cm (thread diameter)

  more

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by John Buxton, 1978.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 29 | Eastern Art Paintings

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.105.a

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