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Bed curtain
Medium
linen (twill), wool (thread)
Measurements
172.5 × 134.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
2922-D3
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1928
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
A crewelwork bed curtain featuring two sinuous flowering trees growing out of grassy knolls in which there are a variety of flowers and small creatures. The two trees entwine to create a ‘tree of life’ motif with large leaves, some curled and others fully extended embroidered in shades of blue, green and brown, highlighted in pink, and off white. Embroidery stitches: satin stitch, long and short stitch, block stitch, seeding, split stitch, French knots, stem stitch. The embroidered motifs have been removed from their original backing and reapplied with buttonhole stitches to a later linen ground, possibly during the nineteenth century.