Caption

Tapestry covering, Design: flowers, floral ornaments, boys, pastoral scene with draperies suspended above and flowers around; figure wearing a tailcoat. Materials: fabrics. Colors: cream, pink, sky blue, ochre, beige, light green, and red. Date: post–mid-18th century. Possible origins: Aubusson or Beauvais. Dimensions: height 69 cm, width 57 cm. Provenance unknown., A worn rectangular textile with a rounded top is displayed against a pale gray background; the textile shows a central faded scene in beige and tan with traces of blue and red in the middle, surrounded by frayed areas and loose threads in yellowed beige and brown, a decorative border in deep pink and muted red, and a white fabric facing folded over the edges with visible metal rings at the upper corners.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_162

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.3Mb (5.6Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry covering Design flowers floral ornaments boys pastoral scene draperies suspended figure wearing tailcoat Materials fabrics Colors cream pink sky blue ochre beige light green red Date post–mid-18th century Possible origins Aubusson Beauvais Dimensions height 69 cm width 57 cm Provenance unknown worn rectangular textile rounded top displayed pale gray background textile central faded scene tan traces blue middle surrounded frayed areas loose threads yellowed beige brown decorative border deep pink muted red white fabric facing folded edges visible metal rings upper corners.