STATE BED Designed by Giovanni Battista Borra (1712-1786) English, 1757-1759. Gilt mahogany and pine (the gilding renewed), silk taffeta, gilt and red rope; embroidery of gold, red and blue metal foil, gold and silver metal thread, silver and steel spangles, silk on card or vellum, coloured paste jewels and beads with silk-velvet, pearls and metal thread fringe; modern red silk shantung and yellow watered silk hangings with wool and silk galloon and fringe; 447.5 x 297.5 x 272 cm approx. Purchased by Lever at the Stowe House sale, 1921.