46.103_01
Title
Wildman Guarding a Coat of Arms
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 5 warp threads per cm, 3 ply S Z
Place
France (probably) (place of design); France, Paris (probably) (place of manufacture) or Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Flanders, Bruges (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool mille fleurs tapestry. In the centre is a wooden fence, through the open gates of which is a garden with flowers, leaves and a dead tree. A shield composed of five coats of arms is suspended from the tree trunk. In front of the fence stands a wild man on guard, with a shield and club. The tapestry is framed by a foliaged border, running between two knotted ropes, and bearing the device 'vaille cue vaille' and 'Lors se verra' in black upon white scrolls and repeated four times. Between the scrolls in the centres of the four sides are coats of arms belonging to various families. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 3100 mm x 3050 mm 13400 g
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