This catalogue entry describes a linen bed-sheet that has lain in the Museum of London’s dress and textile collection since its purchase in 1934. It appears, at first glance, to be a very ordinary sort of household object, perhaps only noteworthy because of its noble creator and its age. Most bed-sheets of its era have perished with years of heavy use and vigorous laundering; it is thus a rare survival. It is typical of many good quality early modern bedsheets in its materials and composition. Linens of varying quality were the most popular choice of textile for bed-sheets throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and indeed until the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The sheets that lay closest to the skin during sleep were prized for their cool and smooth sensations, which were believed to help secure the vitality of body and mind as part of well-established healthcare regimes. Linen bed-sheets were also cherished for their associations with cleanliness and spiritual purity. Linen was a substance that routinely traversed the porous boundary between the natural and supernatural realms, being widely used in the manufacture of ecclesiastical vestments, burial shrouds, and as protective wrappings for objects of worship. The size of this sheet, like its materials, is also commonplace, being consistent with a set of eight surviving linen sheets in the Victoria and Albert Museum, and it shares their make-up, being sewn together from two selvedge widths of linen with the top and bottom hems turned and stitched by hand. The sheet has never been displayed in the Museum of London and it does not yet feature in its online ID Number: 34.63 Section: Costume Object name: sheet; bed sheet Producer: Derwentwater, Ann, countess of Production Place: England; Brussels? Production Date: 1716–1730 Materials: linen Measurements: L 2400mm; W 1820mm; W 900mm (selvedge to selvedge)

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对象，情感和早期的现代床单

此目录条目描述了一张亚麻床单，该床单自1934年购买以来就一直存在于伦敦博物馆的服装和纺织品收藏中。乍一看，这似乎是一种非常普通的家用物品，也许由于其独特性而值得注意高贵的创造者及其时代。该时代的大多数床单都因多年的大量使用和大力洗钱而灭亡。因此，这是难得的生存。在材料和成分上，它是许多优质早期现代床单的代表。在整个17世纪和18世纪乃至19世纪第一季度之前，不同质量的亚麻制品都是床单纺织品的最受欢迎选择。睡觉时最靠近皮肤的床单因其凉爽，光滑的感觉而备受赞誉，据信，这是成熟的医疗制度的一部分，有助于确保身心的活力。亚麻床单还因其与清洁和精神纯净的联系而倍受珍惜。亚麻是一种通常跨越自然界与超自然界之间的多孔边界的物质，被广泛用于生产教堂礼服，墓葬裹尸布以及用作礼拜用的保护膜。这张纸的大小和它的材料一样，也很普通，与维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆中幸存的八张亚麻床单一致，并且它们的构成相同，是用两种宽度的亚麻布缝制而成的，与上下折边用手缝制和缝合。该床单从未在伦敦博物馆展出，并且尚未在其在线ID中显示：34.63节：服装对象名称：床单；床单生产者：Derwentwater，安，伯爵夫人产地：英国；布鲁塞尔？生产日期：1716–1730材料：亚麻尺寸：L 2400mm; 宽1820mm; 宽900mm（边缘到边缘）