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Napkin

1605 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Linen damask cloth with embroidered design of royal arms of James I, lion and unicorn supporters, rose, thistle, thrift, portcullis, gateway, oak tree, lady with dog, St. George with a dragon and the date of manufacture, 1605. Contains scenes from Edmund Spencer's Fairy Queen and The Shepherd's Calender.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
embroidered linen damask
Brief description
linen damask, 1605, Flemish; Arms of James I, St. George & Dragon etc.
Physical description
Linen damask cloth with embroidered design of royal arms of James I, lion and unicorn supporters, rose, thistle, thrift, portcullis, gateway, oak tree, lady with dog, St. George with a dragon and the date of manufacture, 1605. Contains scenes from Edmund Spencer's Fairy Queen and The Shepherd's Calender.
Dimensions
  • Length: 52in
  • Width: 42in
dimensions taken from paper record, not checked on object
Marks and inscriptions
1605 (Indicates date of manufacture)
Credit line
Given by Miss E.E. Travis
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
G T van Ysselsteyn, White figurated Linen Damask, The Hague, 1962, no. 23.
Collection
Accession number
T.18-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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