A 17th century tapestry cushion cover

Circa 1600-1650. Hamburg or Schleswig Holstein, Northern Germany.

Vide: Wandteppiche (III. Teil, Band 2): Die germanischen und slawischen Länder, Göbel, Heinrich, Leipzig, 1934, nos. 98b & 98c for covers of this type. A cushion with a similar tapestry cover is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Accession Number: 1975.1.1925)

Provenance: The Mayorcas Collection.

Mounted on a stretcher. 23¼” (59cm) high and 22½” (57cm) wide.