A vintage Irasos cushion, the traditional design is hand embroidered on a rustic cream linen fabric with a white cotton thread and the cushion closes with cotton ties.
Size: 50cm (20inches) x 40cm (16inches)
Materials: Linen, cotton thread, new feather cushion pad
Care: Handwash cold.
Condition: Vintage, excellent, freshly laundered in the UK
Delivery: Free UK delivery
This cushion is unique - only one available.
This style of embroidery is known as Irasos or Hungarian written embroidery, a folk style that originated in the Kalotaszeg region of Transylvania in the 1700s and is still practised today in Hungary.
Eastern Europe is famous for its hand stitched embroideries and folk textiles. Women would embroider their clothing and household articles with flowers and animals as part of their dowry.
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