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Tapestry

1780-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tapestry of woven coloured silks and wools on woollen warps, 23 warps to an inch. The design shows a pastoral scene with a boy on a swing, which is suspended from a tree on one side and from a framework on the other, being pushed by a young girl. At their feet is a girl playing with a dog and a boy stroking a lamb. In the foreground is a small waterfall. The whole scene is set in a framework of garlands surrounded by a pale green border on three sides. The upper part appears to be segmented.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven coloured silk and wool
Brief description
silk wool, 1780-1800, French; Huet, J-B, Beauvais or Aubusson. Pastoral: Swing
Physical description
Tapestry of woven coloured silks and wools on woollen warps, 23 warps to an inch. The design shows a pastoral scene with a boy on a swing, which is suspended from a tree on one side and from a framework on the other, being pushed by a young girl. At their feet is a girl playing with a dog and a boy stroking a lamb. In the foreground is a small waterfall. The whole scene is set in a framework of garlands surrounded by a pale green border on three sides. The upper part appears to be segmented.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 26kg
  • Height: 333cm
  • Top width: 1565mm
  • Bottom width: 1595mm
  • Proper right length: 3260mm
  • Proper left length: 3245mm
Weight including roller. Measurements are taken from the paper records - not checked on object.
Credit line
Given by the Dowager Viscountess Harcourt GBE
Object history
Registered file number 50/2906
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.775-1950

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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