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  • A large square cover of inlaid patchwork and applique, mostly in wools, with panels depicting a variety of domestic, military, allegorical and commemorative scenes or containing floral decorations. The quilt is made up of wool intarsia, wool and silk applique, with wool and silk embroidered details. It is supported on coarse linen and is fully lined. There are a variety of wool grounds present, mostly plain-weave with a raised nap, and some twill; some show evidence of having been pieced together in previous use. Spangles (sequins) have been used for the coat buttons of two gentlemen depicted in the upper portion of the design. The whole cover has a wide border of floral garlands. In the centre of the lower edge of this border there is a panel with an inscription embroidered in black silk, which has largely disintegrated. Above this panel is a skeleton with a scythe and hourglass, symbolising Death, standing between two obelisks. The centre of the cover is dominated by a framed depiction of the Imperial eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, bordered with panels of floral swags and garlands. The panels around this border all contain military imagery. Below the eagle, the lower third of the central design is a panorama depicting a small walled city under siege, with armed forces either side of it. To the left of the city there are small cannons positioned behind zig-zag barricades. Behind these is small number of military figures, with two figures wearing blue coats firing long firearms out of a group of trees. Four long firearms are positioned on the ground, alongside a stack of red military drums. Behind these are lines of pale-coloured tents, each with a coloured band running across the top ridge. To the right of the city there are four lines of cavalry followed by a group of foot-soldiers marching in a square military formation around a small number of flag-bearers, drummers and a man on horseback. The upper-section of the central design is composed of a number of smaller square panels containing a variety of scenes, interspersed with floral decorations. The scenes run left-to-right from the top as follows: * Chimneysweep with brush on shoulder, outside a house * Two men watching the ascent of a hot-air balloon * Lady sitting in a forest (possibly with a bird in a cage) * Adam and Eve by a tree * Man with a firearm hunting deer in a forest * Gardener by a tree * Watermill * Upper class couple standing in an ornamental garden * Lower class couple standing outside a timber-framed building * Woman dressing by a bed * Two men on horseback facing each other, holding swords aloft * Two soldiers, each with cannon, in woods * Man on horseback facing another man who is falling off his horse (having presumably been shot in a gun fight) * Man wearing pale-coloured, loose garments standing by a bed * Astronomer sitting by a large globe, looking through a telescope into a starry night sky * Two sentries by sentry boxes * Male musician playing a piano * Builders constructing a house, with a man who appears to be an architect * Two groups of three men in military uniforms standing in a row holding swords * Man with a stick standing outside a building with an easel (a surveyor?) * Sculptor working a block of stone in a decorative interior * Two soldiers in dark garments holding shields, the larger of which has A.C. embroidered on it * A repetition of the previous scene but with M.C. embroidered on the larger shield * Painter working on a portrait of a man in military dress, sitting by a wall decorated with a silhouette * Man standing next to a freestanding stone pillar (a stone mason?) * Two sentries by sentry boxes * Two men standing in an avenue of trees fighting a duel with swords (en)
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