Verdure
French or Flemish
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1680 - circa 1720
Materials
Tapestry, wool and silk
Measurements
2.38 m (H); 1.98 m (W)
Place of origin
Belgium or France
Order this imageCollection
Owletts, Kent
NT 1411220
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, Verdure, French or Flemish, c. 1680-1720. A tapestry showing a forest landscape, probably cut from a larger panel. The tapestry has no borders and a beige edging has been applied around all four sides. (Helen Wyld, 2012)
Provenance
Probably bought by Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946); given by Baker to the National Trust in 1938 with Owletts and its contents
Credit line
Owletts, the Sir Herbert Baker Collection (The National Trust)
Makers and roles
French or Flemish , workshop