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    The document provides an overview of 18th century material culture related to bed curtains and valences through descriptions of artwork, illustrations, and extant artifacts from museums and historical sites. A variety of bed curtains and valences from the late 17th century through the late 18th century are depicted, including examples from England, the American colonies including Boston and Massachusetts, Ireland, India, and the Netherlands. The artifacts and illustrations showcase the styles and designs of bed curtains and valences during this era, including embroidered linens and chintzes that would have decorated beds.

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    18th Century Material Culture

    Bed Curtains & Valences

    Curtains & Valences


    Art

    Cunicularii, or, The wise men of Godliman in consultation


    by William Hogarth 1726
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    Self Portrait with Two Young Men / Zoany on Back


    by Louis Philippe Boltard c. 1730 - 1740
    (Yale Center for British Art)

    Illustration from Henry Fieldings The Life and Adventures of Joseph Andrews
    by James Hulett, Published by Andrew Miller, London, c. 1742 -1743
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration from Henry Fieldings The Life and Adventures of Joseph Andrews
    by James Hulett, Published by Andrew Miller, London, c. 1742 -1743
    (The British Museum)

    Plate VII: Pamela in the Bedroom with Mrs Jewkes and Mr B.


    by Joseph Highmore c. 1743 - 1744
    (Tate Gallery)

    Pamela...
    by Antoine Benoist after Joseph Highmore, London, 1745
    (The British Museum)

    The SAVAGE Returning to HANNAH BLAYS Lodging


    by James Basire after F. Nickolls c. 1745
    (Colonial Williamsburg)

    Illustration to Le Vieillard et ses enfants',


    by Nol Le Mire c. 1755 - 1759
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration to Nouvelle XXXVIII of 'Heptameron Franois, Les Nouvelles de Marguerite, Reine de Navarre'
    by Sigmund Freudenberger (French / Swiss) c. 1760 - 1780
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration from an Unknown Publication


    by Simon Fokke Mid 18th Century
    (The British Museum)

    Innoculation for Love


    by Joseph Coliyer Mid 18th Century
    (The British Museum)

    CANTO XX.
    byCharles Grignion c. 1762
    (The British Museum)

    A SNUG PLACE.
    by E. Sumpter 1763
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    The HEN PECKT HUSBAND.


    by Robert Sayer 1768
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    NEHEMIAHS DISASTER ________A TALE


    1769
    (Wellcome Library, London)

    The BATCHELORS CURSE.


    by Carington Bowles 1769
    (The British Museum)

    A late Unfortunate Adventure at YORK.


    London c. 1770
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    The UNLUCKY DISCOVERY


    1771
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    THE OLD FREE METHOD of ROUZING a BROTHER SPORTMAN


    by Carington Bowles c. 1772 - 1773
    (The British Museum)

    THE OLD FREE METHOD of ROUZING a BROTHER SPORTMAN


    by Carington Bowles c. 1772 - 1773
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration for tale 5, book I in Imbert's 'Historiettes, ou nouvelles en vers'


    by Denis Ne after Jean Michel Moreau le jeune, Amsterdam 1774
    (The British Museum)

    THE DISCOVERY
    by Sayer & Bennett after John Collet 1774
    (The British Museum)

    llustration to the Story of Gros, the Preacher, from Johann Hermes's, Sophiens Reisen
    by Daniel Chodowiecki 1776
    (The British Museum)

    TIGHT LACING, or FASHION before EASE.


    by John Collet 1777
    (The British Museum)

    TIGHT LACING, or FASHION before EASE.


    by John Collet 1777
    (The British Museum)

    TIGHT LACING or Hold Fast BEHIND


    by M. Darly 1777
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    TIGHT LACING
    by William Humphrey 1777
    (The British Museum)

    John Hartley, Jas Deane, and their accomplices in the House of Mr CLEWIN, at FINCHLEY, where they committed a Burglary
    c. 1778 - 1800
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    Illustration From Boccaccio's 'Decameron' (London, 1779)


    by Grard Vidal 1779
    (The British Museum)

    A MORNING FROLIC, or the TRANSMUTATION of SEXES


    Published by Carington Bowles after John Collet March 25, 1780
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    LADY BOOBY and JOSEPH ANDREWS


    by Carington Bowles c. 1780 - 1790
    (The British Museum)

    FIELDINGS MYRMIDONS Spoiling BOB BOOTYS MORNING DRAUGHT


    by Carington Bowles after John Collet 1781
    (The British Museum)

    by Richard Cooper after Rembrandt 1781


    (The British Museum)

    Illustration to Marmontel's Moral Tales


    by William Sharp 1781
    (The British Museum)

    Voyez, Rebecca, voyez et soyez tmoin...


    by J.F. Borgnet after Clement Pierre Marillier (France) c. 1783 - 1784
    (The British Museum)

    The PATIENTS PAROXYSM, or, the DOCTOR OUTWITTED


    1784
    (Lewis Walpole Library)

    A ST. GILES BEAUTY


    by Carington Bowles c 1784
    (The British Museum)

    A ST. GILES BEAUTY


    by Carington Bowles c 1784
    (The British Museum)

    The DEVIL and the LAWYER


    by Harrison & Co. 1785
    (The British Museum)

    The Curtain Lecture


    by John Nixon 1785
    (The British Museum)

    Devotion
    by John Raphel Smith after Richard Cosway, Published by Ackerman, London, 1785
    (The British Museum)

    THE LAST SHIFT


    by Carington Bowles c. 1793
    (The British Museum)

    Extant Artifacts

    Dutch or English Bed Curtains & Valence


    Late 17th - Early 18th Century
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    English Bed Valence


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Boston, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Bed Valence


    c. 1725
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Boston, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Wide Bed Curtain


    c. 1725
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1630
    (Victoria & Albert)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1650
    (Victoria & Albert)

    American Crewelwork Bed Curtains, Likely from Boston


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    American Crewelwork Bed Curtains, Likely from Boston


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    American Crewelwork Bed Curtains, Likely from Boston


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    American Crewelwork Bed Curtains, Likely from Boston


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    American Crewelwork Bed Curtains, Likely from Boston


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Salisbury, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Bed Valence


    by Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg) c. 1730 - 1740
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Salisbury, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Head Bed Curtain


    by Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg) c. 1730 - 1740
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    New England Crewelwork Bed Valence


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Ipswich, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Bed Valence


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Ipswich, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Bed Curtain (Wide)


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Ipswich, Massachusetts, Crewelwork Bed Curtain (Narrow)


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Massachusetts Crewelwork Bed Curtain (Narrow)


    c. 1725 - 1750
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    English Bed Valence


    c. 1740 - 1749
    (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

    Recreated Bedding
    The South Parlor of the Wells-Thorn House c. 1775
    (Historic Deerfield Village)

    American Wool Embroidered Linen Bed Curtain


    by Sarah Noyes Chester of Wethersfield, Connecticut c. 1742
    (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

    Irish Linen & Cotton Bed Curtain


    2nd Half of the 18th Century
    (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1770 - 1780
    (Victoria & Albert)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1680 - 1700
    (Victoria & Albert)

    Indian Chintz Bed Curtain Made for the English Market


    c. 1700
    (Victoria & Albert)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1690 - 1710
    (Victoria & Albert)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1710
    (Victoria & Albert)

    English Bed Curtain


    c. 1675 - 1710
    (Victoria & Albert)

    Bed Curtain
    18th Century
    (Victoria & Albert)

    Acknowledgements
    The material contained within these slideshows is presented for educational purposes only. The
    18th Century Material Culture Resource Center does not personally own any of the items
    depicted herein and is indebted to the countless museums, libraries, and private collectors who
    willingly share their collections with the public through the internet. Every attempt has been
    made to credit these organizations and individuals for their contributions as best as possible.
    If there is a question you have regarding a particular item featured within a presentation, please
    contact the 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center and we will try to answer your
    inquiry as best as possible. If for any reason you feel there is any item that should not be
    presented here, or if there is an error in any listing, or if you know the source for any item whose
    credit is unknown, please inform us and we will make sure your concern is addressed as soon as
    possible.
    Thank you!
    - The 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center

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