<u>British Galleries label text</u>:
CUSHION
About 1600
Rural life was a typical subject for embroideries and tapestries. The embroidery here shows a nobleman hunting with hawks, while gardeners gather fruit and train vines in an orchard. Embroidered cushions made hard seats more comfortable before the development of fixed upholstery in the 17th century.
<i>Silk satin with applied canvaswork
Embroidered in England</i>
Museum no. T.79-1946 []