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Lace Bed Canopy

1811–15

France

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Medium
Cotton: machine-made lace net; embroidery
Measurements
Average: 209.6 x 241.3 cm (82 1/2 x 95 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Gift 1941.21.a
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Description

In the center of this bed canopy is a vase embroidered with the letter "L" and a coronet above it and a wreath of leaves surrounding it.
A rectangular white cotton mesh textile is embroidered with delicate white patterns. At the center, a translucent field features a vase within a leafy wreath surrounded by a grid of small flowers. Ornate, scalloped borders of repeating circular motifs frame the entire piece, with a matching vertical band running down the left side. The embroidery stands out against the airy hexagonal mesh background, which shows several small tears near the bottom edge.

Lace Bed Canopy

1811–15

France

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