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They were a prestigious royal commission from the workshop of Francis Poyntz the King’s Arras-Maker, dated and signed, and woven more finely than any of his other surviving tapestries. \r\n\r\nThe tapestries were at Houghton in Sir Robert Walpole’s lifetime, and listed in the 1745 inventory. Their use nearly one hundred years after their making in such a newly built and furnished house as Houghton is of particular interest.\r\n\r\nOn loan to Houghton Hall.","physicalDescription":"Tapestry hanging woven in wool and silk, with metal thread. The tapestry depicts King James I and Queen Anne of Denmark, in separate scenes divided by borders containing oval portraits of Stuart children: Prince Charles, later Charles I on the left, Prince Henry in the middle and Price Charles, later Charles II on the right. The figures of the King and Queen are taken from portraits by Paul Van Somer.  It will be fully described in Wendy Hefford's forthcoming Catalogue of English Tapestries.\r\nThe tapestry has been joined at its right edge to the left edge of T.68-2002, the tapestry depicting King Charles I.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Bridges, James","id":"A6264"},"association":{"text":"weaver","id":"AAT25367"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Poyntz, Francis","id":"A6265"},"association":{"text":"weaver","id":"AAT25367"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool","id":"x30441"},{"text":"silk","id":"AAT14072"},{"text":"metal thread","id":"x30421"}],"techniques":[{"text":"tapestry","id":"AAT61981"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"tapestry woven in wool with silk and metal thread","categories":[{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AG5144","2006AG5150","2006AG5145","2006AG5130"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"HOUH (LOAN)","id":"THES49182"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"013","id":"THES308409"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Tapestry","id":""}],[{"text":"Set of metal fixings","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"woven","id":"AAT53642"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1672","earliest":"1672-01-01","latest":"1672-12-31"},"association":{"text":"woven","id":"AAT53642"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"381","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"approximately","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"442","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"The tapestry has had its form altered (addition, subtraction and patching of borders) to fit into the room. 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