1701 / 1750, Flanders
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1701 / 1750, Flanders
- Identifier
- 42.575
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- 1942, George Richmond Fearing, Jr. (b. 1871), Boston; 1942, gift of George R. Fearing to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: December 10, 1942) NOTES: [1] This tapestry was accessioned in 1942 but remained on annual loan in Mr. Fearing's possession until 1948, and did not enter the Museum until after his death, in 1956. / Gift of George R. Fearing
- Collection
- Technique
- Embroidery 99%
- Embroidery 97%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 71%
- Floral motif 71%
- Dimension
- 253.36 cm (height)305.43 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Three female and four men figures, and a dog in the foreground in a wooded setting. In the center right a sitted woman sings from a music book while another woman behind her plays an instrument. Two other standing men at her right play music. In the center left, a woman is holding a jar on her head while looking at a standing man with a dog. In the background, a fountain and a road. The border is composed of a continuous floral motif.
