Tapestry
1660-1689 (made)
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Description transcribed from the department register of 1949:
Tapestry. Adonis killed by a Boar. Woven in coloured wools and silks on woollen warps. 24 warps to the inch. Adonis wearing a breast plate and holding a bow has fallen on one knee before the onslaught of a huge boar which is being attacked by two hounds. Background of landscape with trees. Border of formal leaves bound with ribbon. No Mortlake mark
Tapestry. Adonis killed by a Boar. Woven in coloured wools and silks on woollen warps. 24 warps to the inch. Adonis wearing a breast plate and holding a bow has fallen on one knee before the onslaught of a huge boar which is being attacked by two hounds. Background of landscape with trees. Border of formal leaves bound with ribbon. No Mortlake mark
Object details
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| Brief description | Tapestry, 1660-1689, English, Mortlake? Adonis killed by a boar |
| Physical description | Description transcribed from the department register of 1949: Tapestry. Adonis killed by a Boar. Woven in coloured wools and silks on woollen warps. 24 warps to the inch. Adonis wearing a breast plate and holding a bow has fallen on one knee before the onslaught of a huge boar which is being attacked by two hounds. Background of landscape with trees. Border of formal leaves bound with ribbon. No Mortlake mark |
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| Object history | From Ridley Hall, Northumberland |
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| Accession number | T.77-1949 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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