Border Fragment
Flemish
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1660 - circa 1690
Materials
Tapestry, wool and silk, 7-8 warps per cm
Measurements
0.40 m (H); 1.22 m (W)
Place of origin
Belgium
Order this imageCollection
Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1197407.2
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, 7-8 warps per cm, Landscape fragment, Flemish, c. 1660-1690. A fragment made from three pieces of landscape and two pieces of border sewn together. The borders have a warp count of 7 per cm and the landscape a warp count of 8 per cm. The fragment relates to the ‘Story of Psyche’ set at Speke Hall, no. 1197390.
Provenance
Miss Adeleide Watt (1857-1921); Trustees of the late Miss Adeleide Watt, 1921-1942; National Trust from 1943
Makers and roles
Flemish, workshop