Cushion
English
17th century
Object Place: England
Dimensions
32.5 x 42 cm (12 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
43.323
Medium or Technique
Stumpwork
Not On View
Collections
Europe, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Raised work; depicting six scenes from the Old Testament including the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael by Abraham (lower left) and possibly Moses receiving manna from heaven (lower right). Polychrome silk yarns, cotton yarns, pearls, beads, mica and wood (for hands). Soiled and faded; ground worn through in spots; missing yarns and beads. Possibly converted from a box lid.
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection