Verdure
possibly Aubusson
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1720 - circa 1740
Materials
Tapestry, wool and silk
Measurements
0.5 m (H); 1.53 m (W)
Place of origin
Aubusson
Order this imageCollection
Nymans Estate, West Sussex
NT 1206607
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, Verdure, Aubusson or Felletin, c. 1720-1740. A narrow vertical landscape panel dominated by a large tree in the left foreground. There is a plant in the right foreground, an exotic bird further back in the landscape, and a small house in the distance. There are borders at the top and on each side with twisting vines and leaves on a blue ground, with a dark brown galloon around the outer edge.
Makers and roles
possibly Aubusson, workshop possibly Felletin, workshop