Sage & Cream Purple Heron Accent Pillow
This is a one-of-a-kind custom accent pillow. Wow! this is a cool bird! It is a true work of art.
First of all, this majestic bird is called a Purple Heron. (Ardea Purpurea)
The original artwork comes to us from a famous French botanist, Charles D'Orbigny (Charles Henry Dessalines d′Orbigny 1806–1876). In 1849, he published a famous dictionary — Dictionnaire Universel d′Histoire Naturelle — with hundreds of beautiful engravings. Actually, this work had 288 engravings of flowers, birds, mammals, insects, fishes and shells. (You can download a digital version of this book for free — it is now in the public domain.) This purple heron design comes from plate 241. (The artwork for this plate may have been done by the artist Edouard Travies.)
(If you wanted to purchase an original of this book it is expensive — just one original page typically sells for over $75.)
People do not typically see the purple heron in everyday life — but it is a stunning bird! You may wish to do an image search on the Purple Heron to see some photos of it. It is hard not to stare at this design!
This embroidery design looks very much like the original (see the sixth photo). It is a very complex and high stitch count design — with many thread colors. It takes about 2 hours for the embroidery machine to stitch it out.
John researched the design, and Beth created the pillow design. This is our first item with this design. Beth uses great computerized embroidery and sewing machines for the bulk of the work, then hand sews the final side shut. The fabric has a soft, smooth feel.
The pillow size is approximately 16″ x 16″ x 4″. Inside there is a new, soft pillow insert.
It has a cream front center panel. It has a sage fabric on the side panels and on the back.
This accent pillow would be great for:
On request, we could put this design other items, such as purses, totes, pillows or sweatshirts.
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This pillow's size is approximately 16″ x 16″ x 4″.
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This pillow includes a new, soft insert — which is hand-sewn inside.
This design is great for: totes, bags, purses, pillows and sweatshirts.
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