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Napkin with possibly English emblems
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Napkin with possibly English emblems

c. 1600 · satijnbinding; damask; linen (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Linen damask napkin with possibly English emblems. Central field: The twice-placed symmetrical pattern, the axes of symmetry standing in the middle of a mirror symmetry, shows from bottom to top three scenes: 1 An ananas and a thistle standing on a pointed arch, which carries two facing birds on a branch and is covered by a crown. 2 A half oak leaf showing three clover leaves above a thistle leaf and covered by a crown, stands on either side of a Tudor rose. Above it a tree, on which two turned-away and two facing birds are perched. The tree splits and forms a hexagonal field, on which an oak leaf with a tree. 3 Again scene 1. Standing and lying borders: closed by a double or triple line and consist of linked lozenges of lattice work, the so-called "broken sticks" motif. Corners: Tudor rose.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
napkin
Credit lineServet met mogelijk Engelse emblemen. c. 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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