A coverlet, embroidered in brightly coloured silks with a central medallion composed of exotic flowerheads, the corner cartouches similar, the field with scattered sprigs of daffodils, roses, and harebells, the borders of trailing flowerheads, the whole ground false quilted in yellow silk with a vermicular pattern--85in x 74in., water marked, English, circa 1730

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A coverlet, embroidered in brightly coloured silks with a central medallion composed of exotic flowerheads, the corner cartouches similar, the field with scattered sprigs of daffodils, roses, and harebells, the borders of trailing flowerheads, the whole ground false quilted in yellow silk with a vermicular pattern--85in x 74in., water marked, English, circa 1730
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