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bed cover
| Date: | 1901 - 1909 |
| Country: | France |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Technique: | bobbin lace, embroidery, weaving |
| Material: | linen, metallic thread, silk on silk |
| Dimensions: | 122 x 104 in. (310 x 263 cm) |
| Credit: | Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Oliver E. Kuechle |
| Accession Number: | E.A.E.1242a |
Comments: Large bed cover embroidered with opera scenes alternating with lace panels. Six 8’ x 1’ units of yellow satin-faced silk – joined in center – with labeled opera scenes spaced by lyres, irises, bows, leaves, and scrollwork; the scenes are rendered realistically. The tape lace panels and flounce are attached to blue satin-faced silk and also feature lyres, irises, and bows.
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This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Mary Gostelow. Art of Embroidery: Great Needlework Collections of Britain and the United States. Dutton. New York , 1979. Page Number: 89. Figure Number: plate 19, p. 87
- Mary Ann Fitzgerald. Pixels and Textiles: Digital Close-Ups and Objects from the HLATC. HLATC. Madison, WI , 2001. Page Number: 29-30.
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