Possibly for foot of bed. Polychrome wools, silks and metal threads worked primarily in Hungarian stitch with some fancy and laid work. Nobleman and his lady enact the five senses; also appropriate symbolic animals. From left to right: Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Variety of fauna, flora and archetectural motifs. Scalloped border at bottom of green wool. In top center are coats of arms of families from Memmingen/ Wurttemberg, Germany: dexter side Heinzel and sinister side Schorer.

Silk, cut, uncut, and voided velvet against satin weave foundation

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary binding wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet

Silk and gold gilt strips, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary pile warps forming cut, uncut, and voided velvet

Scène de chasse au sanglier

Scène de chasse au sanglier