PILLOW
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A peach colored silk bedroom pillow with a silk lace top. The pillow is rectangular and is gathered on the rise sides and on the bottom part of the pillow. The gathering is covered by a 1/2 inch gold machine embroidered ribbon. The design of this ribbon is of small pink roses. The top of the pillow has a lovely embroidered design made up of many elements and worked in drawnwork on the a silk backing material to give the look of lace. The central motif of the pillow is a cartouche of drawnwork and embroidery with the designs of raised flowers and grapes. The center of this cartoushe has been left solid and embroidered to look like a castle wall. There are two 17th or 18th century women in front of the wall. One woman is reclining and has a gown made up of stem and satin stitch embroidery accented with raised flowers on the side of her gown. The other woman is standing next to a column that has a winged putti on top. This woman's dress is very elaborately done in stem stitch with areas of openwork that have small needle fillings. Her hands and face are done in satin stitch. On each side of this cartouche is a leaved swirl with a putti facing backward and reaching upward. Surrounding the central cartouche is elaborate drawnwork that gives a mesh look. On this mesh in the lower right and left corner is a satin stitched putti facing forward with arms upraised. Between these two putti in the lower center of the pillow top is a putti laying on its stomach holding a spray of embroidered flowers. The rest of the design on the drawnwork mesh is of flowers and swirls made of drawnwork accented by embroidery to give a shading to the design. The edge of this lace top is trimmed with a gold ruffled ribbin with machine embroidered small pink flowers.
- Object name:
- PILLOW
- Made from:
- Silk
- Made in:
- UNKNOWN
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 43.2 × 61 cm (17 × 24 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.663
- Class:
- Lace/linen
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973