Armorial portière. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design) [painter] Borcht, Jacques van der (the elder) (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Louis Brugiere 10/26/1956; returned 12/22/1959. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: I V BORCHT / A CASTRO
Armorial portière. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design) [painter] Borcht, Jacques van der (the elder) (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] Borcht, Gaspard van der (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 11'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. Louis Brugiere 10/26/1956; returned 12/22/1959. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: I V BORCHT / A CASTRO Coat of arms of Don Isidore Juan Joseph Comingo de la Cueva y Benavides, 4th marquis de Bedmar surmounted by crown; shield encircled by wreath with foliage motif, shield hangs with ribbons from trees upon which many cherubim play (center); seascape with battleships (background) (BRD) tree limbs with leaves & ribbons interspersed with coat of arms; (UPR BRD) coat of arms with Papal Keys surrounded by lances with pennant [=Commander of Military Forces of Papal States]; (LWR BRD) coat of arms with anchor [=Commander of Naval Forces of Spanish Principality of South Italy & Sicily]; (L & R BRD) coats of arms, including Orders of Golden Fleece, Holy Spirit [or St. Michael], St. Dominic & Malta Notation from stock sheet: Many of the details applied in needlework to the panel were added at a later period; they are probably the work of the renowned School Needlework of the Papal Court of Rome. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 57333-x
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