Wall Hanging
1650-1700 (made)
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Object Type
This embroidery is one of a group of six panels (museum nos. 517 to 522-1896) which came from a house in Hatton Garden, London. Wall coverings embroidered in wool on a canvas ground were made to be both free hanging and more commonly, in the later 17th century, to be stretched on wooden frames and fitted to the wall around the sides of a room. That was probably the case with these panels.
Design & Designing
The six panels in the Museum's collection each show a different central creature, a horse, lion, camel, unicorn, elephant and this dragon. Two further hangings in a private collection have the same horse and lion, but we do not know whether they were originally hung together as part of the same series, or just came from the same workshop. The design of the group of panels combines the Baroque style of classical columns, with the exuberant foliage and animal life which is typical of 17th-century English embroidery.
Materials & Making
The embroidery is worked in a wide range of stitches, including tent, cross, brick and Rococo stitches, couched work and French knots. The panels would have been made in a professional workshop.
This embroidery is one of a group of six panels (museum nos. 517 to 522-1896) which came from a house in Hatton Garden, London. Wall coverings embroidered in wool on a canvas ground were made to be both free hanging and more commonly, in the later 17th century, to be stretched on wooden frames and fitted to the wall around the sides of a room. That was probably the case with these panels.
Design & Designing
The six panels in the Museum's collection each show a different central creature, a horse, lion, camel, unicorn, elephant and this dragon. Two further hangings in a private collection have the same horse and lion, but we do not know whether they were originally hung together as part of the same series, or just came from the same workshop. The design of the group of panels combines the Baroque style of classical columns, with the exuberant foliage and animal life which is typical of 17th-century English embroidery.
Materials & Making
The embroidery is worked in a wide range of stitches, including tent, cross, brick and Rococo stitches, couched work and French knots. The panels would have been made in a professional workshop.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen canvas, embroidered with wool |
| Brief description | Hatton Garden Hanging |
| Physical description | Embroidered hanging |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
This hanging is one of a set of at least six. They once decorated a room in a house in Hatton Garden, London. Professional embroiderers produced such hangings as an alternative to more expensive woven tapestries. Wallpaper was relatively uncommon during this period. These hangings were usually fitted on frames but could be nailed directly to the walls.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | This hanging once decorated a room in a house in Hatton Garden, London. |
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| Summary | Object Type This embroidery is one of a group of six panels (museum nos. 517 to 522-1896) which came from a house in Hatton Garden, London. Wall coverings embroidered in wool on a canvas ground were made to be both free hanging and more commonly, in the later 17th century, to be stretched on wooden frames and fitted to the wall around the sides of a room. That was probably the case with these panels. Design & Designing The six panels in the Museum's collection each show a different central creature, a horse, lion, camel, unicorn, elephant and this dragon. Two further hangings in a private collection have the same horse and lion, but we do not know whether they were originally hung together as part of the same series, or just came from the same workshop. The design of the group of panels combines the Baroque style of classical columns, with the exuberant foliage and animal life which is typical of 17th-century English embroidery. Materials & Making The embroidery is worked in a wide range of stitches, including tent, cross, brick and Rococo stitches, couched work and French knots. The panels would have been made in a professional workshop. |
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| Accession number | 519-1896 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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