46.149_01
Type
tapestry fragment
Title
Figure of a Man
Date
circa 1510
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 5-6 warp threads per cm, 3 ply S Z
Place
France (probably) (place of manufacture) or Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool tapestry strip showing an almost life-size figure of a man, suggesting that it was cut from a wall hanging of significant proportions. The red sleeve and leg of a second figure can be glimpsed at the left. There is a cropped rose bush and picket fence in the foreground. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 1440 mm x 360 mm