1600 / 1625, England

1600 / 1625, England

Identifier
47.228
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
67 cm (height)
3 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Cushion cover worked in polychrome silks, silver and gilt-silver yarns, spangles and wires on pink satin-weave silk ground, with metallic lace trim. Pattern of appliqued flower slips, birds, animals, insects with a mirror upper center held by a hand, showing a man's portrait; woman holding mirror in center; man or woman holding lamb at lower center, ship in each lower corner. Five original ribbon ties on each side, pink lining. Very faded, ground once bright salmon pink.