Verdure (fragment)
Flemish
Category
Tapestries
Date
circa 1680 - circa 1700
Materials
Tapestry, wool and silk, 5 warps per cm
Measurements
2.37 m (H); 1.44 m (W)
Place of origin
Belgium
Order this imageCollection
Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783214.1
Summary
Tapestry, wool and silk, 5 warps per cm, Verdure (fragment), Flemish, c. 1680-1700. A landscape with plants growing in the foreground, a palace with a walled garden on an island in a lake further back, and a view to a distant landscape beyond. Trees frame the scene on either side. The tapestry is a fragment from a larger piece. A wide blue galloon has been applied around all four sides.
Provenance
On loan to Rufford Old Hall from Major the Hon. John Breckinridge Fermor-Hesketh (1917-1961); by descent to Mrs J.I. Robinson; purchased by the National Trust from the executors of her estate, 2012.
Makers and roles
Flemish, workshop