mid 18th century
Upright Aubusson tapestry depicting a tree on a river bank with exotic flowering plants. This Louis XV verdure lacks the architecture and exotic birds which typify the Chinese landscape series.
238.1 x 116.8 cm (93 3/4 x 46 in.)
Mrs. Cortlandt Parker, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954
Silk
ChineseInk on silk
20th centuryAustrianTextile fibers
17th centuryFlemishEmbroidery on muslin
21st centuryAmericanLinen and wool, tapestry woven
CopticWool and linen, tapestry weave
6th centuryByzantineTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatianSilk on linen
17th-18th centurySpanish