46.147_01
Type
tapestry fragment
Title
Court Scene and Banquet
Date
circa 1520
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 6 warp threads per cm, 2 ply S Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Hainaut, Tournai (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool tapestry fragment depicting a court scene and banquet. The figures in the background are seated at their banquet, and the principal, foreground group listen to a musical interlude provided by a man playing the recorder and a lady playing the harp. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 2890 mm x 1050 mm 4900 g