Red velvet cushion with embroidered appliqués and central medallion with floral borders.
53.3 × 40.6 × 15.9 cm (21 × 16 × 6 1/4 in.)
Nettie G. Naumburg, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1930
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