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Cushion cover
English
1580–1630
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave, embroidered with silk and metallic threads, peacock-feathers, and spangles
Dimensions
58.4 x 93.0 cm (23 x 36 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.406
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPillow cover with scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Intertwined vines with flowers and leaves form rosettes enclosing insects, with figures and animals filling the spaces, including harpies, Pan, Apollo and Daphne.
ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago; 1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)