Napkin
1616-1635 (made)
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Napkin of linen damask. Finely woven. Inscribed with 'Emporiumque Toto Orbe Celeberrimum'. The central pattern repeats the view of London surrounding London bridge, and continues on further past it. It shows Southwark as well as the Thames, peopled with ships. There is a wide border around three sides of the napkin (the left side is borderless) containing flowers and leaves, crowns, fleurs de lys and birds. Satin of 5.
Warp 52 / inch.
Weft approx. 52 / inch.
Warp 52 / inch.
Weft approx. 52 / inch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen damask |
| Brief description | Napkin of linen damask, after an engraving by Claes Jansz Visscher, The Netherlands, 1616-1635 |
| Physical description | Napkin of linen damask. Finely woven. Inscribed with 'Emporiumque Toto Orbe Celeberrimum'. The central pattern repeats the view of London surrounding London bridge, and continues on further past it. It shows Southwark as well as the Thames, peopled with ships. There is a wide border around three sides of the napkin (the left side is borderless) containing flowers and leaves, crowns, fleurs de lys and birds. Satin of 5. Warp 52 / inch. Weft approx. 52 / inch. |
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| Object history | Pair with T.39-1982 to form a panorama of London looking North from the Thames. |
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| Accession number | T.38-1982 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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