1881, United Kingdom

1881, United Kingdom

Identifier
T.153-1990
Carried out by
Bone, Herbert Alfred (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
104 cm (length)
104.14 cm (length)
39.5 cm (width)
15.5 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Tapestry panel depicting 'Cimabue', wool and silk on a cotton warp, designed by Herbert A. Bone, woven by Royal Windsor Tapestry Manufactory, Great Britain, 1881. Tapestry panel depicting Renaissance artist Cimabue wearing a stylised version of medieval dress and posed one foot in front of the other with a fan-shaped easel in his left hand and paint brush, prepared with crimson paint, ready to paint with his right hand. The composition has a gold-coloured ground and the figure stands on a plinth inscribed 'CIMABUE'. A plain brown border surrounds the central composition with a woven gold-coloured inscription reading 'ROYAL WINDSOR TAPESTRY' and symbol a on the top and 'HERBERT BONE INVI' on the lower edge. The figure wears a close-fitting liripipe hood and cloak with blue lining, leggings and a short patterned tunic with elaborate gold-coloured edging. Similar decoration can be seen on his belt and purse, shoe decoration and leggings' bands. The figure is bearded and shows a full fringe of hair beneath his hood. The tapestry is finely woven in wool (figure and border) and silk (background and figure details) on a cotton warp at 24 threads to the inch. Interlocking tapestry technique was employed at colour intersections.