Cushion cover made of silk cigarette cards. The cards feature medals from different countries, Australian flora and dog breeds. The silks are machine- stitched in a grid, there are 44 cards with one blank, which appears to have had a silk removed. The silks are backed with cotton, the back of the cushion is pink cotton.

Cigarette cards were used by tobacco companies to promote their products and appeal to collectors. Most commonly made from paper, cards were also made from materials such as silk, satin and lace. Albums for the cards could be purchased at tobacconists and collectors were also encouraged to make objects for domestic use, such as this cushion cover, from their silk cards.

W.D. & H.O. Wills produced a series of 50 cards on Australian wildflowers, probably in 1913. A second series with the same illustrations was produced a few years later. It has been suggested that silk was used as paper was in short supply during World War I. In 1937 W.D. and H.O. Wills produced a series of 50 cigarette cards of dogs featuring paintings by Arthur Wardle.