1701 / 1900, Crete

1701 / 1900, Crete

Identifier
1971.437
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Acquisition
Priscilla Capps Hill, Princeton, NJ; 1971, gift of Mrs. Hill to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1971) / Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Hill
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Description

One face of a cushion cover, probably made from a larger piece cut down. Worked in satin stitch with blue silk yarns on probably a linen and cotton ground. Scrolling floral design includes birds, double-headed eagle, insects, and double-tailed mermaid whose fish tails merge with carnations; scrollwork border along one edge.