This bedspread is mostly maroon, with white roses and a repeated floral design -- four big flowers with a diamond where the points of the flowers would meet. The bedspread is framed by a solid maroon band with closely arranged white flowers and geometric designs.  Its inside edge is defined by three white lines that run around the inside perimeter of the frame.  A maroon oval medallion with white roses and leaves adorns the center. 

Bedspreads were often used as a dowry gift in Greece. The potential groom would judge the size of the stack of blankets produced for the bride before deciding on whether or not to marry her.

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