Millefleurs ground with armorial medallion and animals. unknown c. 1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Joseph E. Widener coll., Philadelphia. French & Co. purchased from Samuel T. Freeman & Co. (Johnson & Churchman sale at Freeman Gallery, Philadelphia, ) 5/24/1945; sold 7/18/1952 [SS 43424]. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James B. Helme 5/1/1962 [also lists: 5/8/1962] [SS E-475]. Medallion in center, surrounded by stag, dogs, rabbits & birds (BRD) scrolling vine motif
Millefleurs ground with armorial medallion and animals. unknown c. 1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 8'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Joseph E. Widener coll., Philadelphia. French & Co. purchased from Samuel T. Freeman & Co. (Johnson & Churchman sale at Freeman Gallery, Philadelphia, ) 5/24/1945; sold 7/18/1952 [SS 43424]. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James B. Helme 5/1/1962 [also lists: 5/8/1962] [SS E-475]. Medallion in center, surrounded by stag, dogs, rabbits & birds (BRD) scrolling vine motif with abstract foliage motif encased in squares in corners Possibly woven in Oudenaarde. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 43424 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, E-475 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 30575 De Meûter, Tapisseries d'Audenarde (1999), 104,105 Göbel, Tapestries Lowlands (1974), Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestries, (with borders, similar coat of arms), GCPA 0237300-0237302, 0184711-0184713, 0237309; Château d'Angers. Collection des Tapisseries; & Belgium, private collection
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