Girl taking water at fountain. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2'4" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. S. G. Rosenbaum, received 2/11/1941; sold to Messrs. J. & S. Mikaeloff 2/26/1965. In garden landscape with architectural fountain, trees with vines & flowering plants, a girl collects water from the fountain into a hat Borders missing; fragment (Cavallo). This scene with a girl filling a hat with water from the fountain derives from the Country Sports series, notably the Blin
Girl taking water at fountain. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 2'4" x W 8'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. S. G. Rosenbaum, received 2/11/1941; sold to Messrs. J. & S. Mikaeloff 2/26/1965. In garden landscape with architectural fountain, trees with vines & flowering plants, a girl collects water from the fountain into a hat Borders missing; fragment (Cavallo). This scene with a girl filling a hat with water from the fountain derives from the Country Sports series, notably the Blindman's bluff scene. It is thus very likely that before this tapestry was cut down it was originally part of a whole composition depicting the game of Blindman's bluff (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 75063 [also lists: 44612]
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