Tapestry-covered Cushion

c. 1675/1725

Netherlandish 17th or 18th Century

This is a cushion with a coat of arms that includes a crowned shield displaying a lion. The shield is red with a golden lion, and it is topped by a golden crown. The lion is raised up on its back paws, holding a group of arrows in one front paw and a sword in the other. There appear to be two crossing anchors behind the shield, and a brown fence circling the bottom of the shield, inside of which is a patch of green grass. The background is deep green. The letter "A" is embroidered in the top corners of the cushion.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 19.

Wikidata ID

Q62758280

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