[BCMA] Identification Help Needed!

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

As the outer row of stitching is extremely close to the edge, I think that
this may have been cut out of a larger panel. My guess is that it is a
lightly padded bolster from the upholstery of a furniture piece or perhaps
a carriage, maybe at the side of a seat.

On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 9:54 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello!
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> We’re hoping that someone can help us identify these items from our
> museum, (see attached photo). They came as part of a large collection but
> with no indication as to what they might be. They are old and very worn,
> with velvet on one side and leather on the other. Both have a small round
> impression in the same corner – this can be seen at the top centre of the
> photo. The velvet doesn’t appear to have been regularly sat or stepped on,
> so we don’t think they are seat covers or some kind of mat/rug. We’re
> stumped. Any ideas, museum pros?
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> Sonia Nicholson
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Todd Davidson
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Princeton and District Museum and Archive
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