Valence for a bed (Lit à la duchesse en impériale)
Object type: Bed valance
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Beauvais
Artist: Beauvais
Artist role: Factory
Date: ca. 1780–90
Medium: Silk and wool (20-25 warps per inch, 8-11 per centimeter)
Dimensions: H. 19 × L. 70 in. (48.3 × 177.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Kingdon Gould, in memory of his mother, Edith Kingdon Gould, 1923
Accession year: 1923
Tags: Garlands