Napkin with Caritas, Napkin of linen damask with Caritas as a standing woman with a child on each side. Midfield: The symmetrically doubled pattern shows the following scene: In the center is a female figure with small piped collar, smooth sleeves with bragoons, and a close-fitting bodice and two skirts that extend wide over a fardegal line; from the belt hangs a swinging cord with purse (?). She bows her head to the left, where she holds a child on her arm. To her right is a child repeated symmetrically. The caption CARITAS is held by climbing griffins. To the left and right of Caritas an angel, above her a square with cross and aside two averted griffins. At top a fleur de lys and large flower branch. Standing and reclining borders: asymmetrically arranged animals, such as a dog, deer, buck, boar, horse, camel, facing inward in the standing borders. No block border. Corners: rose. Zoom: double open hem., anonymous, Zuid-Nederland (possibly), 1627, linen (material), damask, height 100 cmwidth 70.5 cmwidth 70.8 cm
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