Border fragment. unknown c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 2'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Blumenthal 2/25/1921; returned 4/3/1922. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, accno. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription identifying figure, center: ZELOTVDIA Figure of Jealousy stands under canopy next to rooster with inscription behind (center); arabesques with 2 terminal half-figures (male & female) with wings surmounted by male figure
Border fragment. unknown c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 2'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Blumenthal 2/25/1921; returned 4/3/1922. United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, accno. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription identifying figure, center: ZELOTVDIA Figure of Jealousy stands under canopy next to rooster with inscription behind (center); arabesques with 2 terminal half-figures (male & female) with wings surmounted by male figure with wings (center, below) (BRD) spiraling foliage motif with small lion masks in corners The Brussels mark in lower guard, left, may not be original to this piece. This or a similar piece in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, bequest of Mrs. Harriet J. Bradbury, 1930, ref. , measuring H 7'5/8" x W 2'7 1/4" (Cavallo). Owner listed is not confirmed. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18114-a Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0236288, 0236290
Size: 5308px × 13820px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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