early 18th century
Through an opening in the trees appears an expansive view of the garden with sculpture, potted plants, and fountains. The rectangular reflecting pool creates a perspectival axis leading to the palace, but this is no longer at the center of the panel because the tapestry has been cut down.
259.1 x 350.5 cm (102 x 138 in.)
Ralph Harmon Booth (father of Mrs. William D. Vogel and grandfather of Fred Vogel III and Ralph Booth Vogel), purchased from Ferdinand Moeller, Berlin (no date).
Plain weave cotton textile samples with multi-strand floats
20th centuryCroatianTextile fibers
20th centuryCroatianTextile fibers
20th centuryGermanSilk
17th centuryItalian?Linen and wool, tapestry woven
3rd-6th centuryByzantine