Exotic chinoiserie landscape. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) [painter] c. 1770-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'7" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 4/2/1920; sold to P. [Preston] P. [Pope] Satterwhite 4/26/1920 [SS 22371]. French & Co. purchased from Satterwhite 2/10/1921; sold to B. N. Duke 6/28/1921 [SS 23244]. Scene divided by 3 leafy, flowering trees with fruits; a heron with other birds in foreground; long staircase leading to pagoda on out
Exotic chinoiserie landscape. Pillement, Jean (French, 1728-1808) (designed after) [painter] c. 1770-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'7" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, received 4/2/1920; sold to P. [Preston] P. [Pope] Satterwhite 4/26/1920 [SS 22371]. French & Co. purchased from Satterwhite 2/10/1921; sold to B. N. Duke 6/28/1921 [SS 23244]. Scene divided by 3 leafy, flowering trees with fruits; a heron with other birds in foreground; long staircase leading to pagoda on outcrop overhanging a river with a junk; building on hill (R) (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized alternating half-piastres superimposed on cross-hatched background with flower heads; acanthus leaves at corners This panel was photographed by French & Co. (see GCPA 0243435); the negative was then manipulated to create 2 additional photographs which make it look as though the tapestry was cut to create 2 tapestries (see GCPA 0243436 & GCPA 0243437). In fact, according to stock sheet 23244 the tapestry was, indeed, cut after French & Co. bought the panel back from Satterwhite in 1921: "Chateauvert -repairing & cutting in two," dated 5/25/1921. The resulting 2 tapestries were then sold to B. N. Duke. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 22371 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 23244 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243424, 0243441-0243442, 0243443-0243444, 0243445-0242447 (with some similarities in borders)
Size: 11317px × 6532px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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