Napkin
1640 (made)
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Pair of linen damask napkins with a pattern showing scenes from the story of Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings, Ch. 21.1-14) as follows: 1) Ahab's interview with Naboth; 2) the chagrin of Ahab; 3) Jezebel sealing the letters; 4) the false witness of the sons of Belial; 5) the stoning of Naboth. There are narrow vertical side borders of continuous wavy stems bearing flowers and fruit, with birds.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen damask |
| Brief description | Pair of linen damask napkins, Flanders, 1640. |
| Physical description | Pair of linen damask napkins with a pattern showing scenes from the story of Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings, Ch. 21.1-14) as follows: 1) Ahab's interview with Naboth; 2) the chagrin of Ahab; 3) Jezebel sealing the letters; 4) the false witness of the sons of Belial; 5) the stoning of Naboth. There are narrow vertical side borders of continuous wavy stems bearing flowers and fruit, with birds. |
| Credit line | Gift of Miss H. Bayly |
| Object history | Registered File number 1929/8013. |
| Production | Flemish |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Book of 1 Kings, Ch. 21, 1-14 |
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| Accession number | T.132&A-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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