Marcella Counterpane, 19th century, 85 1/2 x 79 1/2in. ( x ), Cotton; woven quilting, England, 19th century, After several centuries of colorful embellishment on bed covers, white bedroom furnishings became fashionable in England by the late eighteenth century. French needleworkers had developed a technique known as Marseilles work which involved embroidering intricate, white designs on a white ground, then quilting them to a second layer of fabric and stuffing them with batting to produce a raised effect. Coverlets made in this style were much admired in England

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Keywords: 19th, century, counterpane, marcella