Given by G. H. G. Norman. According to the donor's family history, this bed cover and curtain had been passed down within the family, and were originally owned by the Hynde Cottons. Historical significance: In eighteenth-century Britain, the bedrooms of the wealthy were used for the display of luxury goods. They were a place where servants entered, family members rested and guests were entertained. Beautifully worked bed hangings and bed covers were found in both middle-class and aristocratic households, and were often more costly that the bed that they dressed.
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