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Cushion

1650-1699 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coronet cushion cover of purple satin embroidered with coloured silks, silver and silver-gilt threads and spangles in plaited braid and buttonhole stitches, with couching and raised work. Scrolls of metal thread embroidery with flowers and fruit. In between the scrolls are lizards, birds, snails, caterpillars, toads and flies, and growing from them are leaves. Mounted on backboard.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Satin embroidered with coloured silks, silver and silver-gilt threads, spangles
Brief description
Coronet cushion cover of satin embroidered with coloured silks and metal threads, England, 1650-1699
Physical description
Coronet cushion cover of purple satin embroidered with coloured silks, silver and silver-gilt threads and spangles in plaited braid and buttonhole stitches, with couching and raised work. Scrolls of metal thread embroidery with flowers and fruit. In between the scrolls are lizards, birds, snails, caterpillars, toads and flies, and growing from them are leaves. Mounted on backboard.
Dimensions
  • Width: 20.25in
  • Length: 21.5in
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank Ward
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Illustrated catalogue of the loan exhibition of English decorative art at Lansdowne House: February 17th-28th, 1929, London: "The Collector", 1929, p. 37 (n. 215), Plate XLII
Collection
Accession number
T.238-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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