Bed valances and side curtains

A state bed with a crimson velvet ground and gold and silk embroidery stands beneath a canopy fringed with floral valances and topped by ornamental finials. Tapestries with figures and foliage cover the surrounding walls, and a small upholstered chair sits at the left beside a candle stand.

Look closer: A small upholstered chair with carved legs sits beside the bed at the left edge of the room.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1700

Medium

Canvas; silk and wool embroidery in gros and petit point

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1431 × 1941 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1953