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Numerous small furnishings in either tapestry or embroidery added comfort and a touch of colour  in well-to-do households.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>Although it is made of rich materials including velvet, silk and metal thread, it is possible that this cushion was worked in a household rather than  a professional workshop. More than one woman or young girl might have been involved in making the separate motifs, which were then applied to the velvet ground.  These small individual motifs were known as slips. They could be sewn onto a cushion cover or larger hanging or furnishing as desired. In a domestic setting, it  was much easier for a skilled embroider to work them than to  embroider directly onto a large piece of material.<br><br><b>Subject Depicted</b><br>The 13 slips depict favoured motifs of the time,  including naturalistic plants. In order to suit the overall pattern, these have been formed into stylised shapes. The composition of a pattern formed from isolated motifs is an almost exclusively English style.  In the top row, from left to right, the plants represented are borage, marigold, pink and cornflower; in the middle row, daffodil, rose, grapes, rose, and an unidentified plant, possibly marrow; and in the bottom row, aquilegia (columbine), gourds, honeysuckle, and an unidentified plant.","physicalDescription":"Cushion cover embroidered with floral, animal, and insect motifs","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"velvet","id":"AAT133711"},{"text":"linen (material)","id":"AAT14069"},{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"},{"text":"metal thread","id":"x30421"}],"techniques":[{"text":"embroidering","id":"AAT53653"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silk velvet, with applied linen canvas embroidered with silk and metal thread in tent stitch and laid and couched work","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AL5850","2006AU2785","2006AL5849","2026PM3473","2012FN1078","2019LX1911"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES310111"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Cushion cover","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"embroidered","id":"AAT53653"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1600","earliest":"1595-01-01","latest":"1604-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"65","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"126","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"4.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"70","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"including tassels, approx.","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured post cons; 12/04/2001 by ML tex cons\n\nT80.1946 measures 650 length x 1260mm width x 45mm depth","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Embroidered in England","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Cushion cover, silk and metal thread embroidery on canvas, appliqué on velvet, English, ca. 1600","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nRichly embroidered cushion covers were considerably more expensive than the wooden chairs and benches they were  used with. 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