Tablecloth, Good Samaritan design
Date17th century
MediumLinen damask
DimensionsOW 84" (selvage width) X 144"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-253
DescriptionTablecloth of white woven damask linen. Repeat woven designs of Biblical figures showing the story of the Good Samaritan with six design repeats per width: injured man with another man leaning over assisting him, man on horseback carrying injured man to safety, monks holding books, men with halberds or weapons. Border has design of small woven checks. Tablecloth is woven in one width, without center seams. Selvages form the side finish; narrow turned hems at top and bottom. Indecipherable name or inscription penned in ink near edge. Red letters embroidered in, probably later additions.Label TextThe story of the Good Samaritan comes from the Bible, Luke 10:30-37, in which an injured man is bypassed by a priest and a Levite, but rescued by a Samaritan.
MarkingsIndecipherable inscription, "In de czow (?)"
ProvenanceVendor says, "I acquired them (4 tablecloths #1954-251 to 1954-254) out of one of the famous English homes."
1714-1830
Ca. 1650 (Textile)
17th century
1770-1774
17th century
1800-1820
1810-1830
1600-1700 (probably)
Probably ca. 1845
ca. 1735
