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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.