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Tapestry

1600-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of a tapestry woven in coloured wools (mostly shades of green and brown) showing a tropical forest with many palm trees and a hunting scene. Men armed with spears and shields can be seen; five of them are on horseback. A dromedary, an elephant, stags and other animals appear between the trees. In the foreground is a group, consisting of a bull charging a man, another man thrusting at the animal with his spear, and a third with bow and arrow. On the right is water, a bridge, a church, and distant buildings among trees and hills. A border extends along the upper end and down the right side; it is filled with two cartouches of scrolling outline, containing a recumbent woman holding a pair of scales, and a draped head, two masks, a shield-bearing warrior, flowers, fruit, architectural and an inscription.

This tapestry has a warp count of 12 threads to the inch, 5 to the cm.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven wool
Brief description
Tapestry, tropical forest with a hunting scene, Flanders, 1600-1650
Physical description
Portion of a tapestry woven in coloured wools (mostly shades of green and brown) showing a tropical forest with many palm trees and a hunting scene. Men armed with spears and shields can be seen; five of them are on horseback. A dromedary, an elephant, stags and other animals appear between the trees. In the foreground is a group, consisting of a bull charging a man, another man thrusting at the animal with his spear, and a third with bow and arrow. On the right is water, a bridge, a church, and distant buildings among trees and hills. A border extends along the upper end and down the right side; it is filled with two cartouches of scrolling outline, containing a recumbent woman holding a pair of scales, and a draped head, two masks, a shield-bearing warrior, flowers, fruit, architectural and an inscription.

This tapestry has a warp count of 12 threads to the inch, 5 to the cm.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 18kg
  • Top edge width: 3190mm
  • Bottom edge width: 3230mm
  • Proper right edge length: 1455mm
  • Proper left edge length: 1480mm
Weight including roller. Measurements are taken from the paper records - not checked on object.
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Morton Dexter
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.22-1924

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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