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Table Cloth

1625-1675 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Table cloth of linen damask. Decorated with the following scenes: Woman in a broad-brimmed hat, side-saddle on a horse and holding a hawk on her hand, and with opposed and confronted repeats separated by a palm tree and an imperial lily; A fountain with three basins and a water bird, unicorn, deer and birds; A hunter with a gun aiming at a creature by a fountain, his dog sits at his feet, a castle with portcullis and trees are between repeats of the figure; A man in a broad-brimmed hat spears a small stag held at bay by three dogs, and rabbits, flowers and trees between; Man blowing a horn, with a spear on his shoulder, a dog on a leash, and trees, boars and rabbits between the figure repeated.

The border is a double meandering stem bearing fruits and flowers with birds at intervals.

The cloth is cut and hemmed at both ends, with no end borders. Satin of 5.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen damask
Brief description
Table cloth of linen damask, Flanders, ca. 1625-1675
Physical description
Table cloth of linen damask. Decorated with the following scenes: Woman in a broad-brimmed hat, side-saddle on a horse and holding a hawk on her hand, and with opposed and confronted repeats separated by a palm tree and an imperial lily; A fountain with three basins and a water bird, unicorn, deer and birds; A hunter with a gun aiming at a creature by a fountain, his dog sits at his feet, a castle with portcullis and trees are between repeats of the figure; A man in a broad-brimmed hat spears a small stag held at bay by three dogs, and rabbits, flowers and trees between; Man blowing a horn, with a spear on his shoulder, a dog on a leash, and trees, boars and rabbits between the figure repeated.

The border is a double meandering stem bearing fruits and flowers with birds at intervals.

The cloth is cut and hemmed at both ends, with no end borders. Satin of 5.
Dimensions
  • Length: 339in
  • Width: 83.5in
  • Weight: 3.54kg
Marks and inscriptions
'L' (beneath a coronet, presumably for Lauderdale)
Production
Flemish
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.16-1981

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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