School of Socrates. Poyntz, Francis (British, , ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] Poyntz, Thomas (British, 1660) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 1/19/1917; sold to Tiffany Studios 9/12/1918. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche [illegible in photograph]: [illegible in photograph] Landscape scene, 5 men looking down from bank (R) over stream where man drinks (L of center) (BRD)
School of Socrates. Poyntz, Francis (British, , ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] Poyntz, Thomas (British, 1660) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 1/19/1917; sold to Tiffany Studios 9/12/1918. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche [illegible in photograph]: [illegible in photograph] Landscape scene, 5 men looking down from bank (R) over stream where man drinks (L of center) (BRD) large acanthus scrolls, divided by flowers; (UPR & LWR BRD) central cartouches, upper cartouche with inscription Note on stock sheet: "10/7/1918 Workroom [fees for] reducing tapestry from 15'2" x 10'6" to 14'2 3/8" wide x 9' 9 3/8" high." There are numerous sets & partial sets of this series. There seems to be at least four variations on the borders. First is the acanthus border (seen here), another one with hallowed-out pillars (resembling sandstone), the third with simple floral borders & last is the simple frame-like border. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3996-b Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 39, 40 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (central field), GCPA 0181915; similar border, GCPA 0181911, 0184138-0184139 & 0181913-0181914
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