White linen damasks
Subtitle: Heraldic motifs from the sixteenth century to circa 1830
By: Cornelis A. Burgers ; weaving analyses, Vendulka Otavská and Agnieszka Woś Jucker
Contributors: Woś Jucker, Agnieszka, writer of supplementary textual content; Otavská, Vendulka, writer of supplementary textual content
Series: Die Textilsammlung der Abegg-Stiftung : -- Band 7
Publisher: Abegg-Stiftung
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Riggisberg
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783905014563
Subjects: Damask weaving; Catalogs; History; Textile fabrics; Linen; Devices (Heraldry); Textile design; Themes, motives; Art collections; Abegg-Stiftung
Description: The Abegg-Stiftung's collection of white linen damasks ranks amongst the foremost in the world after the acquisition of the C.A. Burgers & J.G. du Preez collection. With tablecloths, banquet napkins, handtowels, and napkins, it covers a wide range of patterns, including heraldic and historical motifs, biblical and mythological stories, flowers, hunting scenes, views of towns, etc. With emphasis on heraldic motifs all such patterns feature in this catalogue. Coats of arms were woven into linen damasks from the early sixteenth century onwards, either as the sole motif or incorporated into an existing pattern. Occasionally clients also had their names and a date woven in. Most of this napery originates from weaving centres in the Southern and Northern Europe, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, and Russia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.