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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ENGLISH NEEDLEPOINT CARPET

細節
AN ENGLISH NEEDLEPOINT CARPET
CIRCA 1905

The cream field worked in pale apricot with the insignia of the Royal Ensign divided by the cross of St. George overlaid by an elaborate floral wreath enclosing the monogram of Princess May of Teck surmounted by the Prince of Wales' feathers and moto, all within a blackcurrant red border of cornucopia issuing various fruits flanking cartouches in the center of each side surmounted by the Prince of Wales' coronet and in each corner a cartouche containing the Elephant and Castle crest between narrow plain stripes--approximately 8ft. 8in. x 8ft. 7in. (264cm. x 261cm.)

拍品專文

This carpet most likely commemorates the elevation of the George V to the prince of Wales in 1901, after his father's, Edward VII, accession to the throne. George, prince of Wales was married to Princess May of Teck, later Queen Mary, in 1893, following the death of his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor who had been engaged to marry Princess May. Queen Mary, was widely known as both an avid collector and an embroiderer herself and it is possible that she was involved in the creation of carpet offered here.