Small cushion kit Queen's Tapestry

Small cushion to sew in cross stitch inspired by a tapestry embroidered by Marie-Antoinette and Mme Élisabeth.
This is not a fabric, but a detail from a tapestry sewn in petit point by Marie-Antoinette and Madame Élisabeth (the youngest sister of Louis XVI). Sewn in fragments, first in the Tuileries prison and later at the Temple prison (from June 1791 to August 1792), the Duchess of Angoulême, during the reign of LouisXVIII, assembled all the pieces and added a border. As far as I know, this tapestry is not visible in the Palace of Versailles, but it was part of an exhibition at the nearby Domaine of Madame Élisabeth in 2013 (just a stone’s throw away from the Palace).
This chart is taken from our spectacular pattern dedicated to Marie-Antoinette. The two embroideries depicting the Versailles Palace and Marie-Antoinette are the sixth in the “Museums and Heritage” collection.
Size of motif: 173 stitches wide by 173 stitches high. When embroidered on 12 count (per cm) linen, the finished project measures 29 x 29cm. Size of finished cushion: 30 x 30cm.
This kit contains:
- full-colour pattern chart printed on two 60 x 28cm sheets of paper ;
- 40 x 40cm 12 count taupe embroidery linen;
- 100% cotton fabric 40 x 40cm for the back;
- 11 cards of Retors du Nord embroidery floss n°s 2004, 2023, 2028, 2033, 2042, 2227, 2469, 2567, 2570, 2615, 2876;
- a Sajou Créé par moi label (Made by me).
It's presented in a large gorgeous square Sajou box.
The single embroidery pattern chart is also available.
This cushion is a part of a series of three : Queen's Bedchamber cushion, Marie-Antoinette tapestry cushion and the Petit Trianon cushion.