Once a searchlight passed across him and for a moment the silk canopy was blinding white.

She unstrapped the harness, and glanced around for a spot to hide the acres of silk canopy.

A solid four-poster made from oak, with a plain white silk canopy.

They stood by the front desk, gathered in the furniture groupings set under draping silk canopies.

Beneath this silk canopy, the room was as grey as twilight.

In the amphitheater those who had servants ate lunch under embroidered silk canopies.

The Rajah, with his court and guests, watched from under silk canopies.

The bride is hidden from curious eyes by a rose silk canopy carried by four of her male relations.

Umbrellas start around £200 and go up to over a thousand for the ones with silk canopies.

He looked up at the black blot of the silk canopy above him.