SILK & METALLIC EMBROIDERED PILLOW, ENGLAND, 1630s

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  • Lot: 232
  • April 16th, 2025 - Brooklyn Museum Textiles & Designer Couture Sale
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
Pillow of white silk satin embroidered in multicolored silk & silver cord princess stitch depicting floral motifs w/ larger carnation motif at center surrounded by butterfly, bird, caterpillar & squirrel, edging of silver bobbin lace galloon w/ repeating shell motif & scallop, reverse & lower face of pink silk, 2.5” x 11.5” x 8.5”, (discoloration, tarnish to threads, wear & some shatter to silk ground, 5” seam opening b/t lace trim, few sm loose stitches b/t trim) Good. Provenance: Brooklyn Museum.

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  • Price Realized: $ 875
  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: Ancient

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