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Quilt, Silk Embroidered

Date1700-1750

OriginEngland

MediumLinen ground with silk embroidery and quilting; cotton interlining (fibers identified by microscope)

DimensionsW: 103 1/4"; H: 118"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1953-1023

DescriptionEmbroidered quilt: oval center medallion, quarter-medallions or sprandrels, and double borders all feature Asian women with umbrellas, exotic birds with bright plumage, flower sprigs, and flowering shrubs worked in colored silks through cotton interlining (pink, rose, cerise, mauve, lavender, cream, yellow, gold, tan, brown, and evidence of deteriorated black), in chain, stem, and satin stitches on all-over small diamond-quilted, white tabby-woven linen ground; quilting in cream colored silks in back-stitch; quilted to coarse cotton interlining. No outer lining or batting.
ProvenanceEngland or India for European market