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Japanese Meiji period silk embroidery / textile inspired by The Cavalier's Hat after Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802-1873) Japanese Meiji period silk embroidery / textile inspired by The Cavalier's Hat after Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802-1873)
A Japanese Meiji period satin silk with embroidery in silk thread inspired by “The Cavalier's Hat” / “Cavalier's Pets” afterSir Edwin Landseer RA (English, 1802-1873)
A pair of King Charles Cavalier Spaniels recumbent on a table besides a plumed hat.
The little dogs lie side by side on a table. The Blenheim has his paws over the edge, resting his nose comfortably upon them. The King Charles nestles upon the brim of a high-crowned hat ornamented with a long ostrich plume drooping over the brim. Such a hat was worn among the Cavaliers or king's party in the reign of Charles I.; hence the title of the Cavalier's Pets.
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