Wapentapijt van de graaf van Monterey

Jacob van der Borcht (I), c. 1675

Tapestry. Wool, silk and silver thread. Brussels, c. 1675, workshops of Jan de Melter and possibly Jakob van de Borcht. Marked: B B (Brabant Brussels), signed: I.V.D. BEVCHT / IAN.DE.MELTER / FECIT. The arms in the centre of the tapestry are those of Don Juan-Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca, Count of Monterey e Fuentes, Governor of the Southern Netherlands from 1670 to 1675.

  • Artwork typetapestry
  • Object numberBK-1974-100
  • Dimensionsheight 395 cm x width 340 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Wapentapijt van de graaf van Monterey

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1974-100

  • Description

    Wapentapijt met het wapen van graaf van Monterey, de Fonseca, Zuniga, Ullda, Biedma en Acevedo. Gesigneerd met J.V.D. Bevrcht en het stadswapen van Brussel.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘I.V.D.BEVRC[HT] IAN DE MELTER FECIT’

Creation

  • Creation

    • weaver: Jacob van der Borcht (I), Brussels
    • maker: Jan de Melter, Brussels
    • maker: Royal Manufacture Santa Barbara, Madrid

  • Dating

    • c. 1675
    • c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 395 cm x width 340 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1974

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Jan Piet Filedt Kok, 'Conservatie of restauratie. Het wapentapijt van Monterey', Kunstsschrift 36 (1992) 4 (juli-augustus), p. 52-54.

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