Table Cloth
ca. 1708 (made)
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Table cloth of linen damask and commemorates the Siege of Lille and the victory of Prince Eugene. The design is repeated three times in the height and six times in the width. Strapworth motifs. The damask is based upon a satin of 8.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen damask |
| Brief description | Table cloth of linen damask, possibly made in Germany or Flanders, ca. 1708. |
| Physical description | Table cloth of linen damask and commemorates the Siege of Lille and the victory of Prince Eugene. The design is repeated three times in the height and six times in the width. Strapworth motifs. The damask is based upon a satin of 8. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SISTE SOL IN GIBEON ET LUNA IN VALLE LA ALON / [below the city] RISSEL / 'CITADEL' and 'EUGENIUS' (In a wreath, below with a city and canons firing at it) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Kathleen Nightingale |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/1844. The strapwork motifs it contains seem to date from the first quarter of the 17th century. |
| Historical context | Same main design as T.21-1924 and T.340-1910 but the borders are quite different. |
| Production | Flemish |
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| Accession number | T.401-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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