Table cover

Maximiliaan van der Gucht (possibly), c. 1650 - c. 1675

Table covers with floral patterns were a speciality of several Dutch tapestry workshops. Maximiliaan van der Gucht’s workshop in Delft was after 1650 the most important in the northern Netherlands. The figure in the central medallion is Flora, the Roman goddess of spring and flowers.

  • Artwork typetafelkleed
  • Object numberBK-KOG-41
  • Dimensionsheight 191.5 cm x width 268 cm
  • Physical characteristicstapisserieweefsel in wol en zijde

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Table cover

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-KOG-41

  • Description

    Tafelkleed van tapisserie-weefsel met in het midden Flora binnen een cartouche en daaromheen gestrooide bloemen en insecten op een donkerblauw fond.


Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: Maximiliaan van der Gucht (possibly), Northern Netherlands
    • maker: Maximiliaan van der Gucht (possibly), Delft
    • designer: Christiaen Gillisz. van Couwenberg, Northern Netherlands
  • Dating

    c. 1650 - c. 1675

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tapisserieweefsel in wol en zijde

  • Dimensions

    height 191.5 cm x width 268 cm


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  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

  • Copyright


Documentation

  • Ebeltje Hartkamp-Jonxis, 'Tapestries of the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum : History of the Collection', Filo forme : Storia arte e restauro dei tessili 2 (2002), nr. 3, p. 21, afb. 3.


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