The Maypole
Tapestry
1780-1800 (made)
1780-1800 (made)
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Tapestry in wool and silk depicting figures dancing around a maypole. Floral border.
Object details
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| Title | The Maypole (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tapestry in wool and silk |
| Brief description | silk wool, 1780-1800, French; Huet, J-B, Beauvais or Aubusson. Pastoral: Maypole |
| Physical description | Tapestry in wool and silk depicting figures dancing around a maypole. Floral border. |
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| Gallery label | Gallery 7a
Tapestry
Pastoral, 'The Maypole'
French; late 18th century
Woven in Aubusson or Beauvais
Designed by J.B. Huet
The figures are taken from a series known, from their surrounds, as the Pastorals with blue draperis designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet for the Beauvais manufactory in 1780. Variations in design such as the floral surround and little waterfalls, suggest that this adaptation may have been woven in Aubusson.
Given by the Dowager Viscountess Harcourt, G.B.E. |
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| Accession number | T.774-1950 |
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| Record created | October 9, 2008 |
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