late 17th century
Baroque "verdure" tapestry depicting a boy watering his horse before a waterfall within a dense landscape. With its vertical tangle of trees and low horizon line, this panel is a typical "Bosschage", or forest scene.
307.3 x 251.5 cm (121 x 99 in.)
Silk
ChineseWool and linen, tapestry weave
7th centuryByzantineCut, voided blue-green and white velvet with silver thread
16th-17th centuryOttomanCotton, indigo and red pigment, plain weave, Z spun
5th-7th centuryEgyptianTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanWool
19th centuryTurkish'Kesi' silk tapestry fragment
ChineseEmbroidered linen
17th-19th centuryOttomanVegetable-dyed, handspun cotton with stenciled paste-resist decoration
18th-19th centuryJapanese