A coverlet, the field of ivory satin, embroidered in coloured silks with floral sprigs and butterflies, the centre with an endless knot pattern, the borders of pale pink silk embroidered with cartouches containing stylised fruit and flowers, reversing to a red and ivory floral print cotton--68 x 80in. (170 x 200cm.), late 18th century, Macao for export, the borders probably Portuguese, some wear and damage

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A coverlet, the field of ivory satin, embroidered in coloured silks with floral sprigs and butterflies, the centre with an endless knot pattern, the borders of pale pink silk embroidered with cartouches containing stylised fruit and flowers, reversing to a red and ivory floral print cotton--68 x 80in. (170 x 200cm.), late 18th century, Macao for export, the borders probably Portuguese, some wear and damage

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With note, "History of the Quilt. My Maternal Grandmother gave me this Quilt that had been a present to her Mother from the Tsarina. She went to St Petersburg as a Debutante with her Mother....My Grandmother was born in 1859, so it must have been around 1876-78....My Great-Grandmother admired the quilt in her bedroom so the Tsarina gave it to her..."

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