46.107_01
Title
Saint Matthew with a hound on a mille-fleurs ground
Materials
wool (warp), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 7 warp threads per cm, 3 ply S Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Burgundian Netherlands or Spanish Netherlands, Brabant, Brussels (probably) (place of manufacture) or Southern Netherlands, Burgundian Netherlands or Spanish Netherlands, Flanders, Bruges (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool and silk tapestry depicting St Matthew with a hound on a mille-fleurs ground. The saint is dressed in a voluminous blue velvet robe, trimmed at the cuffs, collar and hem with brown fur. On his head, he wears a red chaperon hat, with a broad linen hem. He has a greyhound with a broad, decorated collar at his side. The banderol St Matthew holds refers to St Matthew's gospel 2:2 'We have seen His star'. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 1130 mm x 1650 mm
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