1550, Leipzig
1 of 9
1550, Leipzig
- Identifier
- 67.55.97
- Transfer of custody
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Acquisition
- Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Embroidery 91%
- Embroidery 84%
- Embroidery 92%
- Embroidery 99%
- Embroidery 94%
- Embroidery 97%
- Embroidery 56%
- Embroidery 76%
- Embroidery 91%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 68%
- Floral motif 69%
- Floral motif 62%
- Floral motif 81%
- Floral motif 76%
- Floral motif 87%
- Floral motif 72%
- Vegetal motif 56%
- Floral motif 68%
- Dimension
- 270.5 cm (height)185.4 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Tapestry portraits are rare. This one has the name and age of the sitter, his coat of arms, the date, and the initials of the weaver, S. B. (in lower right corner).
