Εmbroidered bed-tent

Multi-coloured embroidered bed-tent with spectacular foliate decoration, flower-vases and peacocks. From Rhodes island. Among the few surviving examples, this is the best and the best preserved. The workmanship combines sumptuous style with excellent execution, the strict compilation of an overall pattern with echoes of Byzantine splendour, and radiance of a joyous sensation with the sensory nature of the neo-Hellenic mode of expression. 17th-18th c. H. 4, circumference of lower border 10 m. Gift of Helen Stathatos. (ΓΕ 7650)