Cluny Lion Medium Tapestry Cushion Cover

Extract from The Lady & Unicorn Tapestries. A striking Jacquard tapestry cushion cover woven in a fine textured weave & backed with a quality velvet. The original tapestries are the most celebrated set that have survived from the medieval period. They consist of six, now in the Cluny Museum Paris. Depicting the five human senses & the sixth called "To my only Desire". Designed in Paris & woven in Brussels around 1470 by Williem de Pannemaker for Jean Le Viste (arms shown on the standards), whose family originated from Lyon & served Charles VIII. Note the`mille fleur' (thousand flowers): covered with tiny flowers, among which can be seen violets, primroses, daisies, harebells & periwinkles. Our extract shows the Lion supporting the left standard.

Measures: 35cm x 35cm.
All cushion covers are over-locked, backed with a high quality velvet & fitted with a concealed zip.
Cushion filler not included