A linen damask tablecloth and twelve matching napkins after 1709

commemorating the taking of the town of Douay by the Duke of Marlborough in 1709, other battles include Anvers, Malignes, Ghent, Brugge, Oostende and Brussels, woven with soldiers, armorial devices, trophies of war and a stylised view of the town of Douay

By repute

The Beresteyn family, Castle Maurik in Vught
Thence by descent to Jkvr. Jeanne Catharine Jacqueline van Beresteyn married Woortman Spandaw (died 1884)
By descent to Henrica Catharina Spandaw married Van Kaathoven (died 1898)
By inheritance to the Just De la Paisieres family
Thence by descent to the present owner

Dr. G.T. van Ysselsteyn, White figured linen damask, from the 15th to the beginning of the 19th century, Den Haag 1962, p. 157-158

Very Good overall condition, fabric thin. The table cloth with one patch of aprox. 6 x 2,5cm. to one border. The napkins with some small patches and two with very minor discolourations.
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It has been the family story for centuries that this particular tablecloth with matching napkins has been in the Beresteyn family when they resided in castle Maurik in Vught. Castle Maurik had been in the Beresteyn family since 1680, where they have lived for more than 200 years. The initials 'vKS' embroidered in red in the corner of each napkin and the tablecloth are those of the family van Kaathoven Spandaw. Henrica Catharina Spandaw most probably inherited the set from her mother Jkvr. Jeane Catharine Jacqueline van Beresteyn.