The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 15, 2024

Fragment of a Bed Curtain

Fragment of a Bed Curtain

1700s
Silk on linen tabby ground, embroidery
Overall: 36.5 x 40 cm (14 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.215
Location: not on view

Description

This fragment of a bed curtain is covered with flowering vase forms with fantastic flowers and leaves. Can you find the birds, animals, and snakes scattered among the foliage?
  • ?–1926
    (Alan J. B. Wace, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1926–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Greek Island Embroideries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 30-June 7, 1966).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.215