Tablecloth with the Plus Oultre pattern
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Linen damask tablecloth with the Plus Oultre pattern. Central field: a symmetric pattern repeated three times horizontally, featuring twice alternating Charles V and Philip II stacked above each other, surrounded by provincial coats of arms. Additionally, the scene with Philip II appears halved at the bottom. The scenes depict: 1 The two Pillars of Hercules under the imperial crown, with a text band reading: PLUS OULTRE, and the imperial orb. 2 An armored figure wearing an imperial crown and royal mantle, standing with legs apart, holding a sword with the point downward in both hands. Above him a text band reads: CAROLUS. 3 The crowned St. Andrew's cross with the flint and steel sparks, and the crowned and helmeted coat of arms featuring the double eagle with a shield bearing a fess, surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 4 (Across the full width) CONINCK VA SPANGE VA NAPELS VAN PORTTUGAEL VAN-SECILLEN.
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