Commerce. Leyniers, Daniel III (Flemish, 1705-1770) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'3"x W 19' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Stanford White, sold in 1907 to Robert Goelet. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower right corner [not visible in photograph]: D. LEYNIERS Group of female figures (center) look through various goods that are being unloaded from ship (R) while figures bring other goods toward ship (L), figure of Hermes [Mercury] in sky, wears winged hat & holds caduceus with intertwining snake
Commerce. Leyniers, Daniel III (Flemish, 1705-1770) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1735-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'3"x W 19' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Stanford White, sold in 1907 to Robert Goelet. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower right corner [not visible in photograph]: D. LEYNIERS Group of female figures (center) look through various goods that are being unloaded from ship (R) while figures bring other goods toward ship (L), figure of Hermes [Mercury] in sky, wears winged hat & holds caduceus with intertwining snakes, cherub next to him (center), bears coat of arms of Prince of Orange (BRD) entrelats with flowers Photograph of tapestry is taken in a room display. Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 478 Hunter, Tapestries History (1913), 21 Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 157 New York (AmerArt), Stanford White Sale (1907), lot 223 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:1 (1923), 354 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), fig. 300 Related Works: Another similar tapestry (see Göbel, I:2, fig. 300).
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