Portière with Arms of William and Mary. Marot, Daniel (the Elder) (French, ) (author of design, attr.) [draughtsman] Lotyn, Johannes Christoph (Flemish, ) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Clerc, Jerome le (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1694-1702 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 7'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 20/in.); wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: M. Mazaros-Riballier coll. French & Co. purchased from William Elkins, invoiced 7/3/1931; sold
Portière with Arms of William and Mary. Marot, Daniel (the Elder) (French, ) (author of design, attr.) [draughtsman] Lotyn, Johannes Christoph (Flemish, ) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Clerc, Jerome le (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1694-1702 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'4" x W 7'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 20/in.); wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: M. Mazaros-Riballier coll. French & Co. purchased from William Elkins, invoiced 7/3/1931; sold to Metropolitan Museum of Art 4/21/1936. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, in garter around shield: HONI SOIT QVI / MAL Y PENSE Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, in ribbon below shield: IE MAINTIENDRAY Inscriptions: Monogram inscription in upper border cartouche: WMR Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: LE CLERC Coat of arms of William III of Great Britain [quarterly with escutcheon azure billetty & lion rampant or nassau; 1 & 4 quarterly, France modern & England, 2 quarterly Scotland, 3 quarterly, Ireland] surmounted by crown, supported by Hercules (Heracles/Herakles) with spiked club (L) & Apollo with laurel wreath & rays streaming from his head (R), garter band around shield with inscription; flags, spears, cannons project from behind shield; ribbon below shield with inscribed motto; at base of shield, lion (L) & unicorn (R) (BRD) garland of oak leaves & acorns crossed with ribbons, scrolling foliage in corners; (UPR BRD) cartouche in center with inscribed monogram 1 panel in set of 8 that were made for William III. 2 sets were made by several weavers, including: Jerome le Clerc, Jan Cobus, Jan Coenot & Jacques van der Borcht (aka A. Castro). This panel is signed by Jerome le Clerc. French & Co. stock sh
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