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Tapestry

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

Tapestry woven in silk and wool. On the right underneath a great hanging fastened to two columns sits Spring. She is elaborately dressed and holds a bunch of flowers in her right hand, and in her left is stretched out to a large bunch of flowers at her side. Round her are five women with bunches and baskets of flowers. On the extreme right is a large vase decorated with flowers, and in the background on the left is a party of men and women dancing round a maypole in an elaborate flower garden while others look on. A gardener is seen carrying out from a house a tree in a large tub.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tapestry-woven in silk and wool
Brief description
Tapestry woven in silk and wool, Brussels, ca. 1690-1720
Physical description
Tapestry woven in silk and wool. On the right underneath a great hanging fastened to two columns sits Spring. She is elaborately dressed and holds a bunch of flowers in her right hand, and in her left is stretched out to a large bunch of flowers at her side. Round her are five women with bunches and baskets of flowers. On the extreme right is a large vase decorated with flowers, and in the background on the left is a party of men and women dancing round a maypole in an elaborate flower garden while others look on. A gardener is seen carrying out from a house a tree in a large tub.
Dimensions
  • Height: 109in
  • Width: 162in
  • Textile and roller, roller alone weighs 20.5 kg weight: 32kg
Credit line
Presented in memory of Mrs Letitia Willet Garrison, by her sister, Miss Lillie Bell Randell
Production
Flemish
Collection
Accession number
T.162-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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