47.1_01
Type
tapestry
Title
Verdure with the Arms of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Date
before 1585
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 8 warp threads per cm, 3 ply s Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands (probably) (place of manufacture) or England (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool and silk tapestry depicting 'Verdure with the Arms of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester' (one of a pair with 47.2). Made in Flanders, Belgium. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 2920 mm x 2630 mm