Verdure with Birds
probably Aubusson
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1650 - circa 1700
Materials
Tapestry of wool and silk
Measurements
2.8 m (H); 4.3 m (W)
Place of origin
Aubusson
Order this imageCollection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494871
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, Verdure with Birds, probably Aubusson, Fc. 1650-1700. A landscape with two birds in the foreground, trees and foliage at either side and a view across a river to a building in the centre. The tapestry has borders with leaves and decorative scrollwork on a dark ground.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from Sotheby's in 2001
Credit line
Canons Ashby, The Dryden Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1981)
Makers and roles
probably Aubusson, workshop