Cushion Cover
1570-1630 (made)
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Cushion cover tapestry-woven in wool, silk and metal thread, from a set depicting the Story of Jacob. Here Jacob is shown at a well with shepherds and sheep. The scene is set within a diamond-shaped frame with lion masks at the angles, surrounded by a square border of fruit and flowers with female herms at the sides. The cover is trimmed with silk fringe and four silk tassels.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven in wool, silk and metal thread |
| Brief description | tapestry, 1570-1630, Flemish; Story of Jacob, Rebecca at the well. Trimmings |
| Physical description | Cushion cover tapestry-woven in wool, silk and metal thread, from a set depicting the Story of Jacob. Here Jacob is shown at a well with shepherds and sheep. The scene is set within a diamond-shaped frame with lion masks at the angles, surrounded by a square border of fruit and flowers with female herms at the sides. The cover is trimmed with silk fringe and four silk tassels. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | IACOB 29 CH (inscribed in tablet in centre of top border) |
| Credit line | Purchased under the bequest of Captain H.B. Murray |
| Object history | This set has very sismilar borders to a set depicting the story of Abraham in the Metropolitan Museum, New York |
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| Accession number | T.184-1925 |
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| Record created | June 9, 2009 |
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