Wall hanging

Description

Wall hanging of red wool with black velvet applique and silk embroidery, from Mary Queen of Scots' bed at Loch Leven Castle: Scottish, early 17th century

Museum reference

A.1921.68

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Wall hanging

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 17th century

Materials

Wool, Velvet, Silk

Physical description

Red wool with napped surface; applique of black velvet pile, embroidered with gold and blue silk braid and yellow and blue silk thread

Associations

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1587
Loch Leven Castle, Kinross-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Mary Queen of Scots (28 Jun 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

The Lochleven and Linlithgow hangings / Margaret Swain - in P.S.A.S., vol 124, 1994, pp 455 - 466

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 1 »
scotland galleries »
kingdom of the scots »
the renaissance

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund