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These V & A Bedlinen designs are the result of extensive research into the archives of the Victoria and Albert
Museum, the world's greatest museum of art and design.
Key elements and decorative details from original 18th and 19th
century textiles designs have been painstakingly depicted and arranged to create products that suit the contemporary home.
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V & A - Blythe Meadow Multi
V and A Blythe Meadow Bedding Multi.
This V&A duvet set features a magnificent meadow pattern, capturing the essence of nature's tranquility. The delicate wildflowers, swaying grasses and intricate botanical motifs on a soft, dreamy background are a true work of art. The duvet set design pays homage to a furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton, produced in England in about 1835-45, held in the VandA's collection of textiles. Bring the serenity of a meadow right into your home and unwind in a haven of nature every night.
Single Duvet Set Includes Single Pillowcase. Double, King and Superking Size Duvet Sets Include a P...[more]
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V & A - Flora Duck Egg
V and A Flora Bedding Duck Egg.
This floral pattern takes its inspiration from the masterful work of Arthur Wilcock, a renowned designer commissioned by eminent textile and wallpaper producers of his time. The artist's importance for the decorative textile industry and wallpaper trade increased in the 19th and 20th centuries. Wilcock in particular was much used by Liberty of London in the 1890s for their Art Nouveau furnishing fabrics. He also became director of the furnishing textile company, Newman, Smith and Newman and was on the council of the Design and Industries Association, a group formed to bring together modern manufactur...[more]
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V & A - Palampore Trail Duck Egg and Teal
VandA Palampore Trail Bedding Duck Egg/Teal.
Introducing �Palampore�, an exuberant design based on a collection of remarkable chintz wall and bed hangings created in India for the European market, held in the V&A. A fascinating fabric with a rich history, the textile tradition began in the 17th century when the first pieces of chintz were brought home as a valuable trade commodity by Dutch and Portuguese traders and English spice merchants. The bright and colourfast hand-printed, mordant- and resist-dyed patterns as well as the incredible cotton fabric itself (which was new to the West) were instantly in demand for home furnishings...[more]
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V & A - Garden Rose Pink
V and A Garden Rose Bedding Pink.
Step into a world of romance and elegance with Garden Rose, based on a wallpaper fragment originally from Uppark, a Grade I listed building in West Sussex, and now held in the V&A�s collection of historic wallpaper. The timeless and elegant pattern of sprays of roses was machine-printed in about 1850-75 and evokes a romantic and nostalgic feel. Considered durable and with an appearance of cleanliness, this kind of light-coloured floral pattern was generally chosen for bedrooms in the 19th century. Whether your style is classic or contemporary, this duvet set will effortlessly complement any interio...[more]
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