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Unknown Maker, Flemish

Tapestry

Now On View

Maker

Culture

Flemish, or, French

Title

Tapestry

Year

ca. 1500

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wool

Geography

Place Made: France

Dimensions

83 x 243.8 cm (32 11/16 x 96 inches) Tube length: 32.5 inches.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

26.110

Type

Textiles

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This handcrafted wall hanging bustles with forest life. It teems with deer, rabbits, birds, dogs, and flowers, including foxglove, daffodils, and violets. This is an example of the verdure (green) or millefleur (thousand flowers) tapestry style, celebrated for its dynamic portrayal of the natural world. Around 1500, when this example was woven, hunting was both a popular European activity and a means of bringing food to the table. Tapestries like this one, created for secular spaces such private castles and great halls, aptly brought the abundance of the forest into the dining hall.

Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection

1,000 Years of Textiles

Jan 16, 1987 – Mar 01, 1987

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Flemish

Tapestry, ca. 1500

Wool; tapestry woven

83 x 243.8 cm (32 11/16 x 96 inches) Tube length: 32.5 inches.

Museum Appropriation Fund 26.110

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