1851~ / 1900~, Beauvais
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1851~ / 1900~, Beauvais
- Identifier
- 1978.404.15a–c
- Transfer of custody
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Acquisition
- Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Velvet 53%
- Embroidery 99%
- Embroidery 99%
- Embroidery 81%
- Embroidery 55%
- Velvet 53%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 88%
- Floral motif 63%
- Floral motif 61%
- Floral motif 88%
- Production time
- Production place
Description
Commissioned by Louis XVI, this ensemble belongs to a set of four wall hangings (1978.404.1–.4) and fifty-six pieces of furniture upholstery (1978.404.5a–c–.18a–c) depicting the four continents: America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
