

Indian textiles were particularly coveted by Europeans, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) owns two rare examples of bed hangings from Ashburnham Place in Sussex, England. One is Indian embroidered cotton, and the other is hand-painted Indian chintz. These pieces serve as the focal point for And So to Bed: Indian Bed Curtains from a Stately English Home, on view through June 21, 2009. The show draws its name from the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, who often ended his entries with the phrase “and so to bed.”
Related past post: The Garrick Bed.
2 comments:
So glad you posted this - we're flying into Boston the 26th! Thanks for the heads up. Michele
Michelle - have a wonderful time!
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