The decoration represents various female figures that are standing in archways, some of them holding a child, alternating with large male figures in military uniform.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 22 October 2016).
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a valance (bed hanging) that dates back to the early eighteenth century. It is made of cream linen and is decorated with silk thread embroidery. The valance measures 103 x 41 cm. The embroidery is worked with pulled thread work and cross stitch.
The decoration represents various female figures that are standing in archways, some of them holding a child, alternating with large male figures in military uniform.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 22 October 2016).
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