Men and women playing music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5' x W 5'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from M. Van Straaten & Co., received 3/30/1916; sold to J. W. Mc [Henry] 12/18/1937. Ribbon-suspended medallion with 2 men & a woman playing music (ALENTOUR) arbesque of floral garlands & festoons This panel may have been part of the Medallion genre scenes series, Set F, consisting of 4 panels, until it was cut down & mounted in a fra
Men and women playing music. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) [painter] c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 5' x W 5'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from M. Van Straaten & Co., received 3/30/1916; sold to J. W. Mc [Henry] 12/18/1937. Ribbon-suspended medallion with 2 men & a woman playing music (ALENTOUR) arbesque of floral garlands & festoons This panel may have been part of the Medallion genre scenes series, Set F, consisting of 4 panels, until it was cut down & mounted in a frame. The stock sheet may shed light on this assumption, as it lists all the repairs & labor the panel underwent in 1917. In addition, the stock sheet suggests that French & Co. lent this panel to a Toledo Museum exhibition in November 1929 (see pamphlet filed with photograph). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3527-e
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