Pair of bed curtains

Unknown

18th century · Silk on linen · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The focal point for textile furnishings in the traditional house in the Cyclades was the bed in an alcove or on a raised mezzanine. The main bed was curtained off, and it was the curtains plus cushions and bolsters that comprised the bulk of domestic fabrics. This panel is embellished with columns and rows of double-leaf and complex triangular forms once considered typical of embroidery attributed to Patmos but now thought to represent Cycladic manufacture.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Silk on linen

Culture

Greek Islands, Patmos

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, 1964