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Fragment of a Bed Curtain
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Fragment of a Bed Curtain

1700s · Silk on linen tabby ground, embroidery

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This fragment of a bed curtain is covered with flowering vase forms with fantastic flowers and leaves. Can you find the birds, animals, and snakes scattered among the foliage?

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFragment of a Bed Curtain, 1700s. Greece, Crete, 18th century. Silk on linen tabby ground, embroidery; overall: 36.5 x 40 cm (14 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.215

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