Bed door curtain
1700–1800
In houses on the Greek island of Patmos, the main room was usually divided by a wooden partition. This screened off the principal bed and had an opening to allow people to pass through. The opening was hung with a divided curtain, often elaborately decorated with embroidery in distinctive local patterns. In this curtain the division has been sewn up.
Greece (Dodecanese Islands, Patmos)
Linen embroidered in silk
Given by Professor R.M. Dawkins
[09/12/2015]