Harpist. Vanderbank, John (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1690-1715 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: Elihu Yale coll.; Guilford family coll., Glemham, Suffolk. Sold at Sotheby's London 7/18/1924. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 2/6/1925; sold to Esther Harkness, who donated it to Yale University, New Haven. United States, Connecticut, New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery. Oriental figures, plants & birds on islands, dark background; upper island (L), man dances; u
Harpist. Vanderbank, John (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1690-1715 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11' x W 8'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: Elihu Yale coll.; Guilford family coll., Glemham, Suffolk. Sold at Sotheby's London 7/18/1924. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 2/6/1925; sold to Esther Harkness, who donated it to Yale University, New Haven. United States, Connecticut, New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery. Oriental figures, plants & birds on islands, dark background; upper island (L), man dances; upper island (L), man in temple; upper island (center), man walks & attendant holds umbrella; lower island (L), man climbs tree flanked by 2 attendants; lower island (R), musician (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit with ribbons; (L & R BRD) monkeys in center; (UPR & LWR BRD) vases in center, birds in corners There are several different sets of this tapestry series. Moreover, many are created with combinations of motifs drawn from each other. See Standen's 1980 article for a survey of many of the panels, motifs, sources of design & bibliography. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 26572-c [also lists: 12619] Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), 717-725, no. 127 Standen, MetMusJ (1980), XV, 119-142, fig. 2 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181884-018188-0181891 (set C); other similar sets: GCPA 0181875-0181878 (set A), 0181879-0181883, 0184128 (set B), 0181892-0181894 (set D), 0181895-0181897 (set E), 0181898 (set F)
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