46.58_01
Type
tapestry fragment
Title
The White Horse
Date
circa 1475
Materials
wool (warps), wool (wefts), silk (wefts), 4-6 warp threads per cm, 3 ply Z
Place
Southern Netherlands, Burgundian Netherlands, Flanders, Bruges (probably) (place of manufacture) or France, Paris (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Wool tapestry showing 'The White Horse'. A country scene with woodsman to the right foreground, disturbed in his work by a group approaching with a rider on a white horse. This was probably cut down from a larger tapestry. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Category
TEXTILES
Measurements
overall: 3300 mm x 3640 mm