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Description: | 'Creation' counterpane is based on time and devices used to tell time. The use of imagery relating to astronomy references astrolabes, an ancient astronomical device used for solving problems of time-reading in relation to the position of the sun and stars in the sky. The angels with full cornucopias represent the nightly refreshment of sleep. This piece was commissioned for a craft showcase at the National Garden Festival, Gateshead in 1990. It was originally designed to complement the bed on which it was displayed, made by Toby Winteringham. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | craft made in the North East textiles makers contemporary craft | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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