46.95_01
Type
tapestry
Title
Charity Overcoming Envy
Date
circa 1500
Materials
wool, silk (wefts), wool (warps), 4-5 warp threads per cm, 3 ply S Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Brabant, Brussels (possibly) (place of manufacture)
Description
Tapestry, Mille Fleurs with Charity Overcoming Envy. Shows Charity, a female figure, riding upon an elephant, brandishing a sword at Envy, a male figure in armour riding a dog, whose right hand she holds. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 2540 mm x 2160 mm 7600 g