King Arthur. unknown c. 1400-1410 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Joel Joseph Duveen coll. M. Chabrières-Arlès coll., Lyon, France (by 1877). Duveen Brothers, New York (after 1915). Clarence Hungerford Mackay coll., New York (from 1924). French & Co. Purchased by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with funds from the Frank A. Munsey Bequest, 1932. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. ,b. King Arthur, symbolizing Christian Worthy, enthroned in gothic vaulted room, h
King Arthur. unknown c. 1400-1410 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Joel Joseph Duveen coll. M. Chabrières-Arlès coll., Lyon, France (by 1877). Duveen Brothers, New York (after 1915). Clarence Hungerford Mackay coll., New York (from 1924). French & Co. Purchased by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with funds from the Frank A. Munsey Bequest, 1932. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. ,b. King Arthur, symbolizing Christian Worthy, enthroned in gothic vaulted room, holding pennon bearing his coat of arms (blazoned azure, 3 crowns or), flanked by gothic towers in which 6 smaller figures of bishops stand or sit Former accession number: The photograph shows the tapestry before it was restored, enlarged, & attached to other fragments (after 1947). The left part of the building showing 2 standing figures was removed, whereas a fragment showing 3 cardinals was sewn at the top of present panel. See Cavallo's catalog nos. 2a & 2b that include figures from GCPA 0239502. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries (1993), 94-124, no. 2a, 2b Related Works: Other panels in set, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ref. , "Hector & Caesar"
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