Fragment
ca. 1670-1699 (made)
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Fragment of tapestry border woven in wool, silk and metal thread (either silver or silver-gilt with the gilding gone). Decorated with the top half of two putti flanking a central rod entwined with a snake just above their heads, and below the bottom of a roundel. The ground has a chequered pattern in metal thread on a yellow ground. 22-29 warp threads to the inch, 10-12 to the cm. It comes from a tapestry such as the Sujets de la Fable.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven in wool, silk and metal thread |
| Brief description | Fragment of tapestry border woven in wool, silk and metal thread, made at the Gobelins, France, ca. 1670-1699 |
| Physical description | Fragment of tapestry border woven in wool, silk and metal thread (either silver or silver-gilt with the gilding gone). Decorated with the top half of two putti flanking a central rod entwined with a snake just above their heads, and below the bottom of a roundel. The ground has a chequered pattern in metal thread on a yellow ground. 22-29 warp threads to the inch, 10-12 to the cm. It comes from a tapestry such as the Sujets de la Fable. |
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| Credit line | Given by Edmund de Unger |
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| Accession number | T.833-1974 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2005 |
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