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Tapestry

ca. 1690-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tapestry woven in wool and silk. On the left is seated a women personifying Autumn. In her left hand she holds a large staff wreathed with vine leaves, which a girl is supporting. Before her kneels a woman who offers her a cornucopia filled with grapes and fruit. Before her are fruits, metal wine jugs and metal dishes with fruit. On the ground on her left is seated a woman holding bunches of grapes and another woman advances towards her bearing a large dish on which are grapes and fruits. In the foreground, a woman is seated and holds up a tall dish with fruits and she rests her left arm on a large basket full of fruit. There are trees to the right and left and in the distance is a hillside with vineyards showing grapes being gathered.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tapestry-woven in wool and silk
Brief description
Tapestry woven in wool and silk, Brussels, ca. 1690-1720
Physical description
Tapestry woven in wool and silk. On the left is seated a women personifying Autumn. In her left hand she holds a large staff wreathed with vine leaves, which a girl is supporting. Before her kneels a woman who offers her a cornucopia filled with grapes and fruit. Before her are fruits, metal wine jugs and metal dishes with fruit. On the ground on her left is seated a woman holding bunches of grapes and another woman advances towards her bearing a large dish on which are grapes and fruits. In the foreground, a woman is seated and holds up a tall dish with fruits and she rests her left arm on a large basket full of fruit. There are trees to the right and left and in the distance is a hillside with vineyards showing grapes being gathered.
Dimensions
  • Height: 112in
  • Width: 180in
Credit line
Presented in memory of Mrs Letitia Willet Garrison, by her sister, Miss Lillie Bell Randell
Production
Flemish
Collection
Accession number
T.164-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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