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Bed curtain & valances (© National Museum of Scotland)
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© National Museum of Scotland

Bed curtain & valances

Artist: Scottish

Location: National Museum of Scotland

Date: late 16th Century

Grant:

Amount Paid: £120 (Total: £120)

Vendor: Sir Charles Bruce of Arnot

Review number: 347 (1921)

Provenance:
Loch Leven Castle; house of Kinross; Earls of Morton; Sir William Bruce, 1675

Description:
One curtain (110 x 180 cm), with two valances. They are of thick cherry-red material, embroidered with designs of vases full of flowers. The design is black (applique velvet) and gold, with points of light blue relieving the background.

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