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Cushion cover

Italian
Probably late 17th or 18th century
Medium/Technique Linen, plain weave embroidered with linen threads with looping, button hole and composite stitches Cut work and bobbin lace
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 50cm (13 3/8 x 19 11/16in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.323
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThis cushion cover has 10 big and 12 small squares embroidered with a geometrical design . One of the small squares is no longer visible, it has been badly repaired. A bobbin lace trim joins the front and the back of the cushion. The surface embroidery is disposed in a diamond like pattern.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift to the MFA, August 8, 1907