Concert. Vanderbank, John (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1690-1715 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 1/4/1922; sold to H. Symons & Co., 2/27/24 [as a cooperative sale, with a share paid to French & Co.] [SS 7735]. French & Co. received from Mrs. George F. Baker 5/1/1950; returned 8/5/1953 [SS 81149]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1953. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Oriental figures,
Concert. Vanderbank, John (British, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1690-1715 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons 1/4/1922; sold to H. Symons & Co., 2/27/24 [as a cooperative sale, with a share paid to French & Co.] [SS 7735]. French & Co. received from Mrs. George F. Baker 5/1/1950; returned 8/5/1953 [SS 81149]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1953. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Oriental figures, plants & birds on islands, dark background; center island (R of center), seated prince flanked by set of 3 barefoot women in front of pavilion; lower island (L), 3 horses with riders & 4 men; lower island (R), 2 seated Indian musicians (BRD) flowers twisted around central bar, large acanthus leaves 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, 7735-a French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 81149-a Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), 717-725, no. 127a Standen, MetMusJ (1980), XV, 119-142, fig. 3 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181875-0181878 (set A); compositionally similar tapestry (but with different borders & in reverse), GCPA 0181888-0181889; other similar sets: GCPA 0181879-0181883, 0184128 (set B), 0181884-0181891 (set C), 0181892-0181894 (set D), 0181895-0181897 (set E), 0181898 (set F)
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