Caption

Tapestry armchair seat cover, unknown provenance. Design: flowers, floral ornaments, hares, foxes; draperies at the bottom with flowers around., tapestry, upholstery fabric; decorative fabrics, interior furnishings. Colors: beige, brown, ochre, pink, red, blue. Date: post–mid-18th century. Possible origin: Aubusson, Beauvais . Dimensions: height 58 cm, width 61 cm., An ornate textile fragment with a rounded, shield-like outline shows a central pastoral scene rendered in muted tones of brown, tan, pink, green, cream, and hints of blue; a pinkish-brown cat sits on a grassy patch facing a small light-colored bird near the water, surrounded by a garland of flowers and foliage in shades of pink, cream, green, and red; a draped ribbon-like swath in pink and cream runs along the lower edge, framing a cluster of mixed blossoms, while the outer areas of the textile display worn brown and tan backgrounds with areas of lighter beige and subtle green, and the whole piece is set against a pale gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Tapestry armchair seat cover unknown provenance Design flowers floral ornaments hares foxes draperies bottom tapestry upholstery fabric decorative fabrics interior furnishings Colors beige brown ochre pink red blue Date post–mid-18th century Possible origin Aubusson Beauvais Dimensions height 58 cm width 61 cm ornate textile fragment rounded shield- outline central pastoral scene rendered muted tones tan green cream hints pinkish-brown cat sits grassy patch facing small light-colored bird near water surrounded garland foliage shades draped ribbon- swath cream runs lower edge framing cluster mixed blossoms outer areas textile display worn brown tan backgrounds areas lighter beige subtle green whole piece set pale gray backdrop.