This saddle pad, used to cushion and protect the horse’s back, is fully embroidered in relief, using gold and silver threads and cords. The pattern consists of acanthus leaf-like loops intertwined with bell-shaped flowers. In the centre of the back, a grotesque mask is depicted in heavy relief, with eyes made of black glass beads and a wide gap inside filled with red velvet. In the rounded corners, three grotesque masks are shown: one smaller and facing forward, and two larger in profile, one of which has an extended bone tongue wrapped with red linen yarn and gold thread. The embroidery is worked with sewn-in gold threads and cords, placed against a backdrop of sewn-in silver cords. A thick cord wrapped in gold thread separates the border from the rest of the embroidery. The border features leaf loops and flowers, with a gaping mask in each rounded corner. The saddle pad is finished with ribbon of gold linen and lined with coarse, unbleached linen.