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

Only her face was visible above the violet-strewn counterpane.

From Time Magazine Archive

I saw her with my mind’s eye: Louise, listening, her tail arranged around her on Camilla’s counterpane.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck