Tablecloth with the Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem and the Flight into Egypt

Tablecloth of linen damask with the Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem and the Flight into Egypt. Central field: The symmetrical pattern displays four scenes from bottom to top. 1 The Flight into Egypt (Cross-sections). As 4. 2 The Massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem. In the center and viewed frontally, a woman with raised hands, at her feet a slain child. On either side two soldiers with swords, one attacking a seated woman with a child, the other grabbing a fleeing woman by the hair. Above, a house with side wings, stepped gables, and cross windows. 3 The Annunciation to Joseph. Above the sleeping Joseph, with beard and hat, head resting in hands, and an angel enveloped in clouds with a halo. 4 The Flight into Egypt. In the center a palm tree, and on either side Joseph with a knapsack over his shoulder, looking back at the donkey on which Mary sits with the Christ Child. A man or boy has climbed a tree. Standing borders: Pointed oval vines containing a flower and a bird.