. . "Bed door curtain\n1700\u20131800\n\nIn 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.\n\nGreece (Dodecanese Islands, Patmos)\nLinen embroidered in silk\nGiven by Professor R.M. Dawkins\n [09/12/2015]"@en . .