Summer. Vergne, Michel (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Phillip Lennen, received 8/30/1950; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 1/16/1962. Landscape with Ceres (Demeter) in lion-drawn chariot (BRD) floral border interspersed with acanthus leaves, palmettes & tied ribbons The side borders match neither the top & bottom borders, nor each other. They are either replacements, or perhaps the whole border is a pastiche
Summer. Vergne, Michel (French, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'8" x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Phillip Lennen, received 8/30/1950; sold to Jean Mikaeloff 1/16/1962. Landscape with Ceres (Demeter) in lion-drawn chariot (BRD) floral border interspersed with acanthus leaves, palmettes & tied ribbons The side borders match neither the top & bottom borders, nor each other. They are either replacements, or perhaps the whole border is a pastiche composed of segments from several other tapestries. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81404 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 76 (ill. 2) Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (with differences): "Les Quatre Saisons: L'Eté" Collection du Conseil National de Monaco (Chevalier, p. 76 ill. 2)
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