The cushion cover has a linen ground and is decorated with a stylised floral and leaf motif, which surrounds a central Latin text: SENSIM SED PROPERE FLUIT IRREMEABILIS HORA: CONSULE NE PERDAS ABS QUE LABORE DIEM (“Gradually but relentlessly flows time, from which there is no going back; take care that you do not lose the day without work”).
The embroidery is worked in satin stitch using silk thread, while the flowers and leaves are in linen appliqué.
V&A online catalogue (retrieved 6 April 2016).
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