Toile de Jouy. A bedcover made from early 19th century Toile de Jouy fabric, French, bedcover printed in raspberry on a white cotton ground, lined with linen and hand-quilted overall in pale thread, with machine stitching to hem, depicting a variety of scenes with figures in 16th century dress, including a horseman firing a flintlock pistol in the air, a group of figures beseeching a gentleman in a garden, and a mounted horseman with pillion rider and onlookers, some minor wear (mostly to piping), 2 small patches in Toile de Jouy of a different design (29.5 x 8.5cm and 13 x 8cm), lining with holes and some stains, main panel to fit bed 221 x 132cm (87 x 52ins), side panels 46cm (18ins) deep
Toile de Jouy. A bedcover made from early 19th century Toile de Jouy fabric, French, bedcover printed in raspberry on a white cotton ground, lined with linen and hand-quilted overall in pale thread, with machine stitching to hem, depicting a variety of scenes with figures in 16th century dress, including a horseman firing a flintlock pistol in the air, a group of figures beseeching a gentleman in a garden, and a mounted horseman with pillion rider and onlookers, some minor wear (mostly to piping), 2 small patches in Toile de Jouy of a different design (29.5 x 8.5cm and 13 x 8cm), lining with holes and some stains, main panel to fit bed 221 x 132cm (87 x 52ins), side panels 46cm (18ins) deep
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