1575-1625
This work is an example of a "feuilles de choux" tapestry that was produced in the tapestry centers of Enghien, Geraardsbergen and Oudenaarde in the late 15th- and early 16th century. The original border of the tapestry is missing and it seems like the tapestry was cut down.
228.6 x 414 cm (90 x 163 in.)
Cotton
20th centuryJapaneseFiber
ChineseFiber
ItalianSilk
17th-20th centuryChineseBlue silk
18th-19th centuryChineseDark blue satin ground with embroidered decoration
18th centuryChineseTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanVoided velvet with moire silk
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Silk, cotton, and metal-wrapped silk
16th-17th centuryOttomanDark blue gauze with embroidered decoration
19th centuryChinese