Tablecloth
1625-1675 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Table cloth of linen damask depicting Old Testament scenes: 1) Amnon and Tamar; 2) Absalom kills Amnon; 3) the widow of Tekoah before King David; 4) Absalom's servants setting fire to Jacob's field. Down one side there is a double vertical border filled with wavy floral stems and birds.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen damask |
| Brief description | Table cloth of linen damask, Flanders, 1625-1675. |
| Physical description | Table cloth of linen damask depicting Old Testament scenes: 1) Amnon and Tamar; 2) Absalom kills Amnon; 3) the widow of Tekoah before King David; 4) Absalom's servants setting fire to Jacob's field. Down one side there is a double vertical border filled with wavy floral stems and birds. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'REGVM XIII C.A. / LIB II.' |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Kepmthorne |
| Object history | Registered File number 1929/9673. |
| Production | Flemish |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | 2 Samuel, chapters xiii and xiv |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.145-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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