Live Auction 5467The Althorp Attic Sale - Including the Spencer Carriages
SIX IRISH LINEN TABLECLOTHS
Lot 128

SIX IRISH LINEN TABLECLOTHS

CIRCA 1885

Closed8 July 2010

Price Realised

GBP 2,125

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SIX IRISH LINEN TABLECLOTHS
CIRCA 1885
Woven with a large motif incorporating oak leaves and acorns, and inscribed in a 19th century hand to each corner
88 x 116 in. (223 x 294 cm.) (6)

Commissioned by John Poyntz, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910) when serving his first tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1868-1874, combining the Garter and Irish emblems with his family arms.