1660 / 1699, Mortlake

1660 / 1699, Mortlake

Identifier
T.70-2002
Acquisition
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
334 cm (height)
232 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Tapestry hanging woven in wool and silk .The scene is of a boat decked with flowers and crewed with a putto and other sailors, a sea god and monsters in the foreground and a castle on the shore in the background. The border design has satyrs and medallion busts of Bacchus and Ariadne, among swags of fruit. The three tapestries depicting scenes from the story of Bacchus are the only examples known of this design, and have unusual borders, which seem to have been designed especially for the series. On loan to Houghton Hall. Tapestry depicting The Pirates from the Story of Bacchus set, 1660-99