Betrothal Scene tapestry
This is one of several tapestries collected by the 8th Lord
Howard de Walden and now on display in the Keep at Dean Castle.
The Gothic tapestry depicting a Prince and his betrothed and
attendant courtiers grouped around a Renaissance column surmounted
by a figure symbolising Love. Behind a balcony filled with
onlookers, mainly in shades of red and blue.
The notebooks of the late H.C. Marillier (Victoria & Albert
Museum, Dept. Of Textiles) records this tapestry in Court &
Romance Vol.11., p19 as lot 529 in the Somzee Sale, Paris, 1901.
Marillier notes it as 'the wedding of a Prince - costumes of
Philippe le Bel and maximillian' and it would seem probable that
the tapestry does in fact depict some contemporary event although
it has also been suggested that it might depict the Marriage of
David and Bethsheba.
Object no :
EATX059n
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
Brussels
Dimensions :
4 x 4.57m
Materials :
wool, linen, silk
Location :
NA
Accession number :
NA
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
