Cushion cover

Greek

late 18th–early 19th century

Object Place: Possibly Epirus, Greece

Medium/Technique Cotton; silk; plain weave, embroidered

Dimensions 48 x 95 cm (18 7/8 x 37 3/8 in.)

Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection

Accession Number43.437

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPolychrome silk yarns on undetermined ground. Central design based on Turkish rose spray motif and shows several flowers and leaves encased in one large open ogival compartment formed by two large curving foliate stems; at each of the two short ends are three pink carnations in cusped arched compartments.