Gallery Title
Gallery Title
cushion
Accession Number NWHCM : 1937.165.1
Description
Cushion, stumpwork, with edging and fringe displayed in a glass and wood case. Worked to commemorate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza in 1662 by a member of the Buxton family and donated by Maud Buxton in 1937.
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This 17th century cushion is decorated in a style of embroidery known as stumpwork where figures and details are raised from the surface to produce a three dimensional effect. It was created to commemorate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza in 1662. A union that brought Tangiers and Bombay under British control as part of her dowry.
Measurements
432 mm
Department
Strangers' Hall
