Cushion
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk, tapestry, bead, embroidery, wool, glass, linen?, canvas
Measurements
11 x 20 cm
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Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 429146
Summary
A circular (pin?)cushion, the top of which is linen(?) canvas embroidered in pink wool yarns (tent stitch) and decorated with clear and white glass and a few faceted metal beads, and large faux pearls. The design is of vine leaves and bunches of grapes. A long fringe of interlaced loops of glass beads trims the perimeter of the cushion’s top. The underside of the cushion has been covered with a highly lustrous pink plain weave silk fabric which does not appear to be original. The object appears hand-stitched throughout.