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Two border fragments

17th or 18th century
Not on view
This border fragment together with another in the Lehman Collection (1975.1.2401b) are from a tapestry produced in France or the Netherlands in either the seventeenth or eighteenth century is woven in blue, green, brown, and yellow in a pattern of blossoms and buds, with two curious crosslike devices suspended from buds on a stem. The other, in shades of blue and brown, has a crown on a stand with a festooned swag behind it and flowers and leaves above it.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two border fragments
  • Date: 17th or 18th century
  • Culture: France or the Netherlands
  • Medium: Tapestry weave in wool with highlights in off-white silk. Modern light yellow woven tape on b
  • Dimensions: a: 7 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (19 x 73cm)
    b (including guard): 13 x 8 11/16 in. (33 x 22cm); guard: 13/16 in. (2cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.2401a,b
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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