What is an antique cushion cover made from?

These covers utilise historical textiles including hand-spun wool, cotton, silk, and linen. Many incorporate fragments from nineteenth-century nomadic bags or seventeenth-century European tapestries. Constructors often pair these antique face panels with vintage backing fabrics, such as eighteenth-century Belgian linen, and modern feather inners for practical use.

Where do tribal cushion covers originate?

Tribal examples originate primarily from regions in Persia, Anatolia, and Central Asia. Nomadic groups such as the Qashqai, Shahsevan, Baluch, and various Turkmen tribes produced the original storage bags. European pieces, by contrast, frequently stem from domestic traditions in countries like Sweden and Belgium, featuring embroidered linen or tapestry work.

How do I care for an antique textile cushion?

Protect the fragile natural dyes and hand-spun wool by keeping the covers out of direct sunlight. Gentle, professional textile cleaning preserves the integrity of the historical fibres. Avoid abrasive washing methods and handle the vintage linen backs and fragile side seams with care during placement.

How are bag faces turned into cushions?

Maker workshops take authentic nomadic items like saddlebags, mafrashes, and torbas and trim them to cushion dimensions. They then sew the historic textile front to a complementary backing material. Many listings include new feather inners to match the exact dimensions of the newly formed square or rectangular decorative cushion.

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An antique cushion cover brings centuries of textile art into daily interiors through repurposed tribal bag faces, kilims, and European tapestries.

19th century

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Antique Kilim Cushion

From Farnham Antique Carpets

£265

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Antique Kilim Cushion

From Farnham Antique Carpets

£265

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19th century

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Howard Style Armchair

From Dean Antiques Ltd

£2,450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Antique Tekke Turkmen 6 Gul Torba with Back, Outstanding Condition, 1st Half 19th Century.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£5,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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17th century

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A 17th Century Tapestry Cushion Cover

From Textile Antiques

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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17th century

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A 17th Century Tapestry Cushion Cover

From Textile Antiques

£1,600

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Sistan Baluch Double Sided Vanity Bage, Circa 1900/20.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Sistan Baluch Double Sided Vanity Bage, Circa 1900/20.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£700

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Afshar Tribal Saddle Bag Face with Large Boteh Design, Circa 1880.

19th century

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Antique Afshar Tribal Saddle Bag Face with Large Boteh Design, Circa 1880.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£700

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Uzbek Tartari Saddlebag Face in Banded Weft Work Design. Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Uzbek Tartari Saddlebag Face in Banded Weft Work Design. Circa 1900.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£195

3+ MONTHS AGO

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17th century

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A 17th Century Tapestry Cushion Cover

From Textile Antiques

£1,800

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Several Swedish carriage cushions preserve the needlework portraits of nine traditional ladies keeping company on a single mid-nineteenth-century ride.