Carpet

Description

A hand-knotted table carpet known as the Kinghorne Carpet, bearing the coronetted monogram ILCKME, Iohn Lyon Comes Kinghorne, M E may refer to his first wife Margaret Erskine, or his second Elizabeth Maule: English, possibly Norwich, c. 1620

Museum reference

H.SO 20

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Carpet

Production information

England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1620

Materials

Textile

Physical description

Textile; turkeywork

Associations

OWNER: Lyon, John, 2nd Earl of Kinghorne, 1596 - 1646
Erskine, Margaret, c. 1620 (fl.)
Maule, Elizabeth, c. 1620 (fl.)
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Textile Treasures

References

Tarrant, Naomi, Textile Treasures: An Introduction to European Decorative Textiles for Home and Church in the National Museums of Scotland, NMS Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh, 2001

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
art, design and fashion, art of living

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund