Vanderbank tapestry
John Vanderbank the elder (fl. 1682 - d. 1717)
Category
Textiles
Date
1700 - 1730
Materials
Tapestry
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271382
Summary
English tapestry, woven in colours with Ceres and Proserpine, seated in a chariot holding oval shield with a mourning figure, two lions and an ape under flowering tree, landscape beyond with fountain and hill, enclosed borders of fruit and flowers ?
Provenance
Accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of estate duties following the death of Thomas Edward Anson (1883 – 1960) the 4th Earl of Lichfield and given on loan to The National Trust for display at Shugborough Hall in March 1966. Transferred as a gift to The National Trust by H.M. Treasury on the 30th October 1984.
Makers and roles
John Vanderbank the elder (fl. 1682 - d. 1717)