Border Fragment
Flemish
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1600 - circa 1625
Materials
Tapestry, wool warp and wool and silk weft
Measurements
1.01 m (H); 0.52 m (W)
Place of origin
Belgium
Order this imageCollection
Westwood Manor, Wiltshire
NT 222786
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, Border Fragment, Flemish, possible Oudenaarde, c. 1600-1625. A strip of border from the side of a tapestry, with leaves and flowers growing around a central stalk, and part of an oval cartouche at one end. The fragment does not seem to relate to any of the other tapestries at Westwood Manor.
Provenance
Acquired by Edgar Graham Lister (1873-1956) for Westwood Manor, and bequeathed by him with the house to the National Trust
Makers and roles
Flemish, workshop possibly Oudenaarde, workshop