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Drawing

1899 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour copy of a tapestry border on the front of the Minstrel Gallery in the Great Hall at Hampton Court, the borders are probably Flemish, woven for Henry VIII (1509-1547).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Drawing by William George Thomson, copy of a tapestry border on the front of the Minstrel Gallery in the Great Hall at Hampton Court, the borders are probably Flemish, woven for Henry VIII (1509-1547), watercolour, England, 1899
Physical description
Watercolour copy of a tapestry border on the front of the Minstrel Gallery in the Great Hall at Hampton Court, the borders are probably Flemish, woven for Henry VIII (1509-1547).
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.75in
  • Width: 29.5in
Dimensions from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
'W. G. Thomson.' (Signed)
Object history
William George Thomson was an artist and tapestry historian. In 1906 and 1914 he wrote a History of Tapestry and Tapestry Weaving in England.
Subject depicted
Associations
Collection
Accession number
268-1899

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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