Napkin with London, the Thames, English weapons, horsemen and conquered cities, Napkin of linen damask with London, horsemen and conquered cities. Midfield: the symmetrical doubled pattern shows four scenes from bottom to top: 1 River Thames. A yacht with raised sails. Rowboats in the background. Caption: THE RIVER THAMES. 2 A city with St. Paul's cathedral in the center and the Tower on either side. Caption: LONDON. 3 A trotting horse with a rider dressed in just-au-corps with a jabot from 1670, a low wig and an ostrich hat. A half laurel wreath with crowned initial J (?) Or G (?) Aside. 4 Between two crowned weapons of Willem III (Heart shield of Nassau) a round shield, in scrollwork cartouche, with the Joris cross and two swords, behind which two streamers, one with Joris cross, the other with two crossed swords and a crown. Standing and lying edges: weapon trophies, interspersed with cityscapes: above DUBLIN, below NAMUR, left and right GALLAWAY, LIMMERICK, BALIMOR, ATHLONE, DUBLIN, CHARLEMONT, WATERPORT. Beyond: Block Edge, London, Willem III (Prince of Orange and King of England, Scotland and Ireland), anonymous, Zuid-Nederland, after 1695 - c. 1699, linen (material), damask, h 110 cm × w 90 cm
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Napkin, London, Thames, English weapons, horsemen, conquered cities, linen damask, Midfield, symmetrical doubled pattern, four scenes, bottom, top, 1 River Thames, yacht, raised sails, Rowboats, background, Caption, RIVER THAMES, 2, city, St. Paul's cathedral, center, Tower, side, LONDON, 3, trotting horse, rider dressed, just-au-corps, jabot, 1670, low wig, ostrich hat, half laurel wreath, crowned initial J, G, Aside, 4, two crowned weapons, Willem III, Heart shield, Nassau, round shield, scrollwork cartouche, Joris cross, two swords, two streamers, two crossed swords, crown, Standing, lying edges, weapon trophies, interspersed, cityscapes, DUBLIN, NAMUR, left, right GALLAWAY, LIMMERICK, BALIMOR, ATHLONE, CHARLEMONT, WATERPORT, Beyond, Block Edge, Prince, Orange, King, England, Scotland, Ireland, Zuid-Nederland, 1695, c, 1699, linen, material, damask
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