47.4_01
Title
The Great Yarmouth Cloth of Estate with Tudor Arms
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 5-6 warp threads per cm, 2 ply Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Hainaut, Enghien (possibly) (place of manufacture) or England (possibly) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool tapestry, 'The Great Yarmouth Cloth of Estate with Tudor Arms'. Against a bold ground paled, or striped, in white and green, a crowned lion and a scaly dragon support the device of the Order of the Garter, encircling the royal arms of Tudor England. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 2090 mm x 2520 mm 14350 g