Servet van linnendamast met jachttafereel
Unknown Artist
1840 - 1860
Medium
damask
Dimensions
92; 78.5
About this artwork
hoogte 92 cm x breedte 78,5 cm
Art Historical Context
This exquisite linen damask napkin, *Servet van linnendamast jachttafereel*, dates from 1840–1860 and measures approximately 92 cm high by 78.5 cm wide. Craft by an unknown artist, features a lively hunting scene woven into the fabric—a popular motif in 19th-century European textiles that evoked the thrill of the chase, aristocratic leisure, and harmony with nature. Damask weaving, the medium here, is a sophisticated technique where reversible patterns emerge from contrasting sheen and matte areas created by satin and sateen weaves. By the mid-1800s, mechanized Jacquard looms enabled such int...