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Description: | This bed tent, known as 'sperveri', is from the Greek island of Rhodes. Italians introduced bed tents to Rhodes during their occupation of the island from 1309 to 1522. Bed tents were made of tapering linen panels hung from a wooden disc suspended from the ceiling. These were marriage beds, and would form the 'bedroom' of a married couple. The main pattern is repeated motifs of 'coats of arms' or 'flower pots' in embroidered in Rhodian cross stitch. The sides are decorated with patterns called the 'broadleaf' and the 'spitha'. The motifs above the door reflect the history of the island, and are known as 'mostra'. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East other cultures | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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