Hanging, wall / valance

Description

Valance, part of a set of two crewel work wall hangings and four valances of white linen embroidered in coloured wool and silk with a 'Tree of Life' pattern. This valance is embroidered with the cypher 'IRCR / 1719' under a crown within a sunflower, for 'Jacobus Rex Clementina Regina', referring to the marriage of James Francis Stuart and Clementina Sobieska. Scottish, 1719.

Museum reference

A.1988.263 C

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Hanging, wall / valance

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1719

Materials

Linen, Wool, Silk

Physical description

White twilled linen embroidered in coloured wools and silks

Associations

James Francis Stuart
Sobieska, Maria Clementina, 1702 - 1735

Exhibitions

• Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
  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

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund