Awaiting the Chase, c. 1650, Unknown designers and cartoonists, Flanders, 159 1/2 x 125 in. ( x cm), Wool, silk; tapestry weave, Belgium (Flanders), 17th century, Two young dog handlers with two dogs wait under an oak tree for the hunt to begin. The handlers wear clothing of an old-fashioned style more common in the 1500s. The tapestry’s ornate borders, however, are up-to-date, with architectural elements and fruit-and-flower garlands typical of the 1600s

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