Caption

Tapestry covering, creator unknown, provenance, depicts flowers, leaves, floral ornaments, swans, boys, a swallow at the top, draperies below and flowers around; used for interior decorations, fabrics, furniture upholstery; style: gobelins/decorative fabric; colors: beige, green, blue, cream, pink; after the mid-18th century; possibly Aubusson or Beauvais origin; height 58 cm, width 67 cm., A decorative woven textile with a wide pink border surrounding a central beige field that contains a scenic woven image; the central scene shows a pale-colored swan on a pond amid green foliage and grasses with a small bird flying above, and the area is framed by garlands of leaves and flowers in shades of green, pink, and cream; the lower part of the design features a floral swag and draped fabric elements in muted pinks, creams, blues, and greens, with tassel-like fringe details and additional small flowers; the overall color palette includes pink, beige, cream, green, blue, and hints of brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_176

License type

Rights managed

Available size

94.2Mb (7.3Mb) / 18.3in x 20.0in / 5487 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry covering creator unknown provenance depicts flowers leaves floral ornaments swans boys swallow top draperies flowers interior decorations fabrics furniture upholstery style gobelins decorative fabric colors beige green blue cream pink mid-18th century Aubusson Beauvais origin height 58 cm width 67 cm decorative woven textile wide border surrounding central field contains scenic woven image central scene pale-colored swan pond green foliage grasses small bird flying area framed garlands shades lower part design features floral swag draped fabric elements muted pinks creams blues greens tassel- fringe details additional small flowers color palette includes hints brown.