Three 17th century tapestry cushion covers

Circa 1630-1650. Northern Netherlands, possibly Delft or Gouda. Woven with episodes from the life of King David.

Abigail before David

David anointed by Samuel

David and Shimei

A cover depicting an episode from the life of Joseph with an identical floral border is in the collection of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, and is illustrated as plate 99a in Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche (III. Teil, Band 2): Die germanischen und slawischen Länder.

Provenance: The Mayorcas Collection  

Mounted on stretchers. Each 21” (53.5cm) high and 22¼” (56.5cm) wide.