47.24_01
Title
Landscape with Hunting Scene
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), metal (wefts), 8-9 threads per cm, 3 ply S Z
Place
England, Warwickshire, Barcheston (probably) (place of manufacture) or England, Worcestershire, Bordesley (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool tapestry panel depicting a landscape with hunting scene, showing a swan on a river or pond. A huntsman and his hound in hot pursuit of a hare disturb this tranquil scene. The Latin inscription in the border declares 'Not the gift but its intention'. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 161 mm x 232 mm
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