In Conclusion
This third volume of the Corpus of Tapestries in the Netherlands thus presents a multitude of tapestries and smaller tapestry-woven objects from a significant number of collections dispersed throughout the Netherlands. In so doing, more publicity is given to, and knowledge is gained about a lesser known yet valuable and intriguing part of the national art collection.
We hope that this, digitally published, volume of the Corpus of Tapestries in the Netherlands will have a similar effect as the publication of the volume about tapestries in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Namely, that museums and other collections in the country will have a broader insight into their tapestry collections and their value and significance. May this also lead to a proper preservation of the tapestries and, who knows, expansion of the collections with new acquisitions. Furthermore, the Dutch tapestry collection may be studied internationally; on the one hand for its links to collections in other countries, on the other because of several unique characteristics and focal points.