An embroidered linen coverlet

Early 18th century English

The central oval, borders, and square and quadrant sections finely worked in pale golden-yellow silk in chain stitch, long and short stitch, stem stitch and back stitch with exotic flowers, chinoiserie and turquerie motifs, including crowned and turbaned figures in chariots pulled by butterflies and stags, ho-ho birds, squirrels and a musketeer, over a diaper patterned ground, these applied together with smaller cut-out motifs to an unworked linen panel on which the ink drawn design remains visible. Edged with a yellow silk fringe and backed with linen.

206cm (81”) x 170cm (67”).

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