Jacquard-Woven Tapestry "Scènes Galantes"

Item Details

A Jacquard-woven tapestry titled Scènes Galantes from the French manufactory Jules Pansu. This tapestry is based on a fifteenth-century curtain and depicts a scene of medieval noble life in the time of Louis XII in the millefleur style of tapestry that depicts the lords and ladies with their attendants in a field of flowers and fruit trees. The piece is finished with an attached, woven floral border and cotton fabric lining. It has a pocket along the top edge for a hanging rod and a French certificate of authenticity describing the piece and signed by the employees involved in the weaving process.

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Condition

- tear in pocket for hanging rod; some accretion to surface of tapestry.

Dimensions

Item #

17NYC118-018