Tudor Rose Tapestries [TA2a-d]
Southern Netherlands, 1480s-1490s
Four tapestry fragments, wool and silk (the two larger pieces each approx. 258 x 155 cm; the two smaller pieces approx. 51 x 84 cm and 50 x 50 cm)
These four tapestry fragments were once part of single hanging. The two larger pieces, with heraldic devices, are on display in New [...]
David and Abigail Tapestries [TA3a-b]
Tournai, Southern Netherlands, c.1475
Two fragments from a single tapestry, wool (each approx. H. 270cm, W. 210cm)
The two tapestries above the fireplace in School show episodes from the Old Testament story of David, Nabal and Abigail. They are [...]
Flemish Tapestry, c. 1545-1575 [TA5]
Oudenaarde, Southern Netherlands, c. 1545-1575
Wool tapestry (237 x 179 cm)
The style of this tapestry indicates that it was made in Oudeenarde in Flanders, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. It would [...]
Stumpwork Panel of the Last Supper [TA4]
England, 1636
Silk with gold and silver thread (H. 58m, W. 96cm)
This embroidered panel originally covered a cushion on the altar in College chapel. It is first recorded in an inventory dated [...]