Bedspread / part

Description

Part of a bedspread consisting of a long border of linen embroidered in coloured silks with a design of panels flanked by peacocks, parrots and horned quadrupeds: Greek, Epirus, 18th century

Museum reference

A.1946.62

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Bedspread / part

Production information

Epirus, Greece, Southern Europe

Date

18th century

Physical description

Linen embroidered in 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