Sajou Cross Stitch Cushion Kit : Marie Antoinette's Pineapple (Small)

Embroidery kit in cross stitch - Marie Antoinette's pineapple at Versailles palace small cushion - Museum and Heritage Collection.

The Queen’s private apartments at the Palace of Versailles are an intimate space, away from the splendour of the Grand Apartments. Located on the ground and first floor, they are accessed through the small door that can be seen in the Queen’s Bedroom of the Grand Apartments.

These Private Apartments, also known as the Interior Cabinets, were recently restored and hung with a splendid indienne decoration known as the Queen’s Large Pineapple. The original was printed at the Oberkampf Manufacture in Jouy. The current version was made by the famous Maison Pierre Frey. For this cross-stitch interpretation, it was reduced it a lot, so as to obtain an attractive repeat pattern to embroider.

This cushion is taken from Sajou's spectacular pattern dedicated to indienne fabrics.

Size of motif: 173 stitches wide by 173 stitches high.
When embroidered on 12 count (per cm) linen, the finished project measures 28.8 x 28.8cm. Size of finished cushion: 28.8 x 28.8cm.

This kit contains:

• Full-colour pattern chart printed on one 60 x 28cm sheet of paper;
  
• 40 x 40cm 12 count embroidery linen, colour off-white;   
• 40 x 40cm Sajou 100% cotton fabric with the same motif, from our Indiennes collection for the back;  
• 11 cards of Retors du Nord embroidery thread n°s 2007, 2013, 2025, 2028, 2033, 2223, 2234, 2302, 2540, 2749, 2876;
  
• A Sajou Créé par moi label (Made by me).

Presented in a lovely Sajou cardboard re-usable box.

(You will also need needle and cushion pad to finish)