46.133_01
Type
tapestry
Title
Deer Park with Woodcutter
Date
circa 1500-1525
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 5-6 warp threads per cm, 2 ply S
Place
Southern Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool tapestry depicting a deer park and woodcutter, from the Deer Park tapestries. The woodcutter is whittling a stave, while his companion in the other corner seals the tips of already-prepared staves in a fire. In the background are deer and other animals enclosed within a fenced grazing ground. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 3560 mm x 4160 mm