46.105_01
Title
Birds and Beasts in a Landscape with a Mille-Fleurs Ground: Wyvern and Griffin
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 5 warp threads per cm, 2 ply S Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Hainaut, Enghien (possibly) (place of manufacture)
Description
Mille fleurs tapestry fragment with a dark green ground sown with clusters of flowering plants such as poppies, daffodils, violets, thistles, marguerites, lilies, orchids. Among these are 7 birds of different species, among them a falcon hunting a heron, a dragon, a winged griffin, a unicorn, a stag and a pointer. The heads of another stag and a unicorn appear on the incomplete borders. On the top is a landscape set with flame-like bunches of grass and different plants; above are trees and castles and a fortified town. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 2770 mm x 3590 mm 13400 g
basket
