counterpane

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Blickling is home to items such as the Peter The Great tapestry, which was a gift from Russia's Catherine the Great in the 1760s, and a counterpane from Queen Anne's throne canopy.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2021

The fact of these little countries lying snug and unsuspected, like and unlike as siblings can be, in a landscape that’s usually disregarded, or dismissed as drab agricultural counterpane.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2013

A cupid with feathery wings rises on his knees from the heaped folds of a gold counterpane, arms raised in delight at the miraculous golden downpour.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2010

But it is only when he is on his deathbed, "staring at the sun-blinds with his hands empty on the counterpane," that the reader grasps the true nature of Waugh's creation.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had pressed roses from the blue cross-stitch counterpane on her cheek.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy