The Abegg-Stiftung's collection of white linen damasks ranks amongst the foremost in the world after the acquisition of the C.A. Burgers & J.G. du Preez collection. With tablecloths, banquet napkins, handtowels, and napkins, it covers a wide range of patterns, including heraldic and historical motifs, biblical and mythological stories, flowers, hunting scenes, views of towns, etc. With emphasis on heraldic motifs all such patterns feature in this catalogue. Coats of arms were woven into linen damasks from the early sixteenth century onwards, either as the sole motif or incorporated into an existing pattern. Occasionally clients also had their names and a date woven in. Most of this napery originates from weaving centres in the Southern and Northern Netherlands, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, and Russia.

Contents: The Textile Collection of White Linen Damasks in the Abegg-Stiftung – A Brief History of the Burgers Collection – Royal Tudor Coats of Arms – Royal Arms of King James I of Great Britain – PLUS OULTRE and Related Patterns – Patterns Attributed to Passchier Lammertijn – Arms Camminga-Grovestins – Table Linen ANNO 1660, with the Arms Orange-Nassau Impaling the Royal Stuart Arms – Arms Aylva Meckema, and Meckema van Aylva-van Eysinga – The Crown Imperial Pattern – Grapevine Patterns – The Wars of France with Spain, with the Dutch Republic, and with the Dutch Republic, England, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire – The Marriage of King Philip V of Spain with Marie Louise Gabrielle of Savoy – The Royal Antagonists in the War of the Spanish Succession – A Variety of Patterns. The catalogue numbers are arranged chronologically and contain provenance, the locations of similar versions, descriptions, historical information, and technical analyses. Indices, listing names of historical persons and museum collections, facilitate the use of the book. (Die Textilsammlung der Abegg-Stiftung, 7)

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