Portière or table cover with coat of arms. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 5'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in banderole: CAPVTES ARTIS OOCERE QVOD FACIAS Arms of Cardinal member of ducal family related to Spanish crown & knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece Table cover or portière; after a Spanish design; borders missing (Cavallo). The "silk textile" in the outer oval is the same found in Holbein's portrait of tne Ambassadors, & dates to c. 1530. The strapwo
Portière or table cover with coat of arms. unknown c. 1550-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'2" x W 5'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in banderole: CAPVTES ARTIS OOCERE QVOD FACIAS Arms of Cardinal member of ducal family related to Spanish crown & knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece Table cover or portière; after a Spanish design; borders missing (Cavallo). The "silk textile" in the outer oval is the same found in Holbein's portrait of tne Ambassadors, & dates to c. 1530. The strapwork surrounding the central cartouche is similar to that found in Spanish altar frontals c. 1600 (Maeder). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number
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