1690~ / 1720~, Brussels

1690~ / 1720~, Brussels

Identifier
T.161-1931
Acquisition
Presented in memory of Mrs Letitia Willet Garrison, by her sister, Miss Lillie Bell Randell
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
276.8599853515625 cm (height)
37 kg (weight)
279.3999938964844 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Tapestry fragment woven in silk and wool. On the left underneath a thick group of trees is a seated bare-footed woman, representing Summer. She has a small bunch of twigs in her left hand and her right arm rests on a mass of flowers. Before her stands a woman, possibly Ceres, holding a sheaf of wheat in her arm. Her right arm rests on a plough-handle and on the ground behind her is a plough shovel and other agricultural implements. In the background behind her are men ploughing and sowing. Behind Summer are women sitting on the ground picking flowers. Tapestry fragment woven in silk and wool, Brussels, ca. 1690-1720