Cushion Cover (One of a Pair), 1601
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and wool yarns in long-armed cross stitches; edged with wool and linen, plain weave with extended weft cut fringe
49.5 x 52.8 cm (19 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.)
Inscription: N W 1601 C W
Robert Allerton Endowment, 1989.149
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "European Textile Masterpieces from Coptic Times through the 19th Century," , September 27, 1989–January 22, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Textile Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago's Collection," February 17–May 2, 1993
Publication History
Christie's South Kensington. Fine Needlework and Costume. (Tuesday, May 17, 1988, 1987). Cover (Illus.), p. 17.
Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), p. 64, 66 (llus.), 145.
The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993), p. 232 (Illus.).