Old English embroidery; its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London, H. Cox · leaf 112
OLD ENGLISH EMBROIDERY. 72 to the beds were thus extensively used. Indeed, " Under the curtain" was a term synonymous to being "in bed." The bed coverings of this period appear to have been very rich, especially in the case of Royalty and persons of rank. Stow speaks of a counterpane worth a… … Pair of curious old Bed Curtains, coarse linen, embroidered with Scripture subjects in coloured crewels (English, l6th Century), in the possession of Lady Brougham and Vaux. learn from Neckam, were covered much in the same way as at the present time, except that the sheets were sometimes of white…
Embroidery
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