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Tapestry

ca. 1690-1720 (made)
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Place of origin

Tapestry woven in wool and silk. On the left is a balustrade decorated with orange trees in pots. Before it stands a goddess, probably Ceres, with a cornucopia with a sheaf of wheat in a cornucopia while she holds a torch in her right hand. By her are three women, two with baskets of flowers and fruit and the other with a sheaf of wheat. In the background on the right is a large chateau, before which is a fountain and people on a picnic. A landscape with houses is in the distance.

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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 a balustrade decorated with orange trees in pots. Before it stands a goddess, probably Ceres, with a cornucopia with a sheaf of wheat in a cornucopia while she holds a torch in her right hand. By her are three women, two with baskets of flowers and fruit and the other with a sheaf of wheat. In the background on the right is a large chateau, before which is a fountain and people on a picnic. A landscape with houses is in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 109in
  • Width: 139in
  • Weight: 37kg (cumulative)
Weight including roller. Roller shared with T.161-1931
Credit line
Presented in memory of Mrs Letitia Willet Garrison, by her sister, Miss Lillie Bell Randell
Production
Flemish
Collection
Accession number
T.163-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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