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Beadwork cushion
Elizabeth Roberts (English, 1651–1713)
English, used in America
late 17th century
Place of Manufacture: probably England; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, glass beads, metal spangles, lace with metallic threads, linen plain weave (backing and reverse)
Dimensions
Overall: 29.2 x 45.4 x 2.2 cm (11 1/2 x 17 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1029
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPink silk cushion embroidered with beadwork figures, spangles, and trimmed with metallic lace (now oxidized black); large tree at center with three yellow fruits (possibly yellow plums), single white blossom with yellow center, and two leaves; male figure left of tree with long brown hair, high collar, green suit, brown cape, black scabbord, white and blue stockings, and black shoes with red soles; female figure right of tree with long brown hair, wide white collar, green and blue dress with yellow outlines, and yellow shoes with red soles; blue, yellow, green, black, and white butterfly at centers of top and bottom flanked by a white uncorn and brown lion; same butterfly figure at centers of sides between small oak trees with acorns in corners
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949