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Intricate tapestry with floral motifs, a golden urn, and a crowned blue emblem with fleur-de-lis.
Exhibition

A King’s Carpet: Louis XIV and the Savonnerie

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Apollo Gallery carpet no. 2 or 3, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile (symmetrical knot, 100 knots per square inch), French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Apollo Gallery carpet no. 2 or 3
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Woven between 1664–66, delivered October 7, 1667
Grande Galerie carpet no. 11 (Music, reweave), Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile (symmetrical knot, 90 knots per square inch), French, Paris
Grande Galerie carpet no. 11 (Music, reweave)
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Jeanne Haffrey (Veuve Lourdet)
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered August 26, 1688
Grande Galerie carpet no. 38 (Fame and Fortitude), Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile (symmetrical knot, 90 knots per square inch), French, Paris
Grande Galerie carpet no. 38 (Fame and Fortitude)
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered between 1668 and 1677
Grande Galerie carpet no. 73 (Landscapes), Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile (symmetrical knot, 90 knots per square inch), French, Paris
Grande Galerie carpet no. 73 (Landscapes)
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Jeanne Haffrey (Veuve Lourdet)
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered December 23, 1680
Trial composition, possibly made by a trainee weaver, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Trial composition, possibly made by a trainee weaver
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
ca. 1665–85
Fragment from Apollo Gallery carpet no. 1, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Fragment from Apollo Gallery carpet no. 1
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Woven between 1664–66, delivered October 7, 1667
Fragment from Apollo Gallery carpet no. 5 or 9, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Fragment from Apollo Gallery carpet no. 5 or 9
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Woven between 1664–66, delivered October 7, 1667
Fragment from Grande Galerie carpet no. 60 or 92, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Fragment from Grande Galerie carpet no. 60 or 92
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered between 1668–77
Fragment from Grande Galerie carpet no. 89, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Fragment from Grande Galerie carpet no. 89
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Jeanne Haffrey (Veuve Lourdet)
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered October 11, 1683
Fragment from Grande Galerie carpet no. 89, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Fragment from Grande Galerie carpet no. 89
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Jeanne Haffrey (Veuve Lourdet)
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered October 11, 1683