Border fragments made into four-fold screen. unknown c. 1625-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bartos, invoiced 7/31/1923; sold to Bayer 2/20/1928. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, left [left panel]; city mark in lower guard, center [right panel]; monogram woven in lower guard, right [left panel; cropped; not identified]: G [or C?] V I (2 inner panels) male & female cherubim intertwined among garlands of flowers, fruit & ribbons; (2 outer panels) urn
Border fragments made into four-fold screen. unknown c. 1625-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bartos, invoiced 7/31/1923; sold to Bayer 2/20/1928. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, left [left panel]; city mark in lower guard, center [right panel]; monogram woven in lower guard, right [left panel; cropped; not identified]: G [or C?] V I (2 inner panels) male & female cherubim intertwined among garlands of flowers, fruit & ribbons; (2 outer panels) urns of flowers, fruits & eagles 2 upper & 2 lower sections of side borders from 2 tapestries in same series, mounted in 4-fold screen (Cavallo). It appears from the stock sheet that in 1923 French & Co. sent a tapestry to I. Chateauvert to be made into a screen with a carved walnut rectangular frame. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 24966
Size: 9500px × 7886px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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