Antique Pinks Floral Silk Embroidered Bedcover or Throw: C20th Kashmir for export Appliqué and beadwork heavily characterised by large-scale symmetrical

heavily characterised by large-scale symmetrical ogee medallions

They are made using textiles that have been conserved by us and repurposed to be enjoyed in a new and useful way

door or window curtain or wallhanging

Made in the 19th century

Printed onto a magenta red silk the pattern depicts stylised flowers and foliage

Antique Pinks Floral Silk Embroidered Bedcover or Throw: C20th Kashmir for export Appliqué and beadwork heavily characterised by large-scale symmetricalItem Details. An extraordinary silk hand embroidered bedcover dating from the 1920s, embroidered in Kashmir in India where the worlds most skilled embroiderers come from. This was probably made for the European market, either for export of for Europeans living in India. It is worked in gorgeous shades of pink silk onto an ultra pale eau de nil softest cotton ground. This beautiful cover would fit a double bed or sofa but would also make a fabulous