Hanging
1570-1599 (made), 1570-1599 (made)
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Wall hanging of embroidered linen canvas with wool and silk in tent and cross stitches. With 17 warps and 14 wefts to the inch. The border of approximately 9 inches wide is filled with grotesque demi-figures, cherubs, animals, birds, plumed masks of lions, fruit and flowers. In the angles of the corners are four panels each containing a word with a symbol: 'VICTVS', 'TECTVM', 'COCORDIA' and 'OPVS'. The central panel has a motif of a group of eight people in rich costume representing a meeting between mounted noblemen and a lady of rank.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen canvas with wool and silk |
| Brief description | Wall hanging of embroidered linen canvas with wool and silk, possibly made in England, 1570-1599 |
| Physical description | Wall hanging of embroidered linen canvas with wool and silk in tent and cross stitches. With 17 warps and 14 wefts to the inch. The border of approximately 9 inches wide is filled with grotesque demi-figures, cherubs, animals, birds, plumed masks of lions, fruit and flowers. In the angles of the corners are four panels each containing a word with a symbol: 'VICTVS', 'TECTVM', 'COCORDIA' and 'OPVS'. The central panel has a motif of a group of eight people in rich costume representing a meeting between mounted noblemen and a lady of rank. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Ernest Franklin through Art Fund |
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| Accession number | T.221-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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