Pan playing his pipes. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mount Sinai Hospital, received 1/26/1956. Inscriptions: Woven signature signature in lower guard, right: M. WAVTER[S] In river landscape, piping Pan in tree (R), outward facing satyr on rock (C), 2 nymphs in reeds behind tree (L); 3 dancing satyrs in background (UPR BRD) central cartouche enclosing flower adorned Flora (?), flanked by dolphins, fruit-filled cornucopias, flaming candleholders & d
Pan playing his pipes. unknown c. 1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 17'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mount Sinai Hospital, received 1/26/1956. Inscriptions: Woven signature signature in lower guard, right: M. WAVTER[S] In river landscape, piping Pan in tree (R), outward facing satyr on rock (C), 2 nymphs in reeds behind tree (L); 3 dancing satyrs in background (UPR BRD) central cartouche enclosing flower adorned Flora (?), flanked by dolphins, fruit-filled cornucopias, flaming candleholders & decorative arrangements; (LWR BRD) central cartouche enclosing landscape vignette, flanked by dolphins, bruit-filled cornucopias, flaming candleholders & decorative arrangements; (L & R BRD) central palmette-shell motif flanked by festoons; goose on pedestal in lower corners; eagle in upper corners Although the border is signed, & characteristic of M. Wautters, the design of the main field is a Paris design, c. 1640, from a mythological series. It looks as if this border has been added to a Paris tapestry (Campbell). Border heavily pieced & restored (Kraak). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 56640-x
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