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Cushion cover

1580–1630
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, embroidered with silk and metallic threads, peacock-feathers, and spangles
Dimensions58.4 x 93.0 cm (23 x 36 5/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.406
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceElizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago; 1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)
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late 17th century
1575–1625
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about 1610–15, with later alterations
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late 18th–early 19th century
Drawstring bag
1600–1700
Cushion cover
1600–25
Book cover
1600–50