1472~, Tournai
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1472~, Tournai
- Identifier
- 42.170
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- By 1934, Joseph Lindon Smith (b. 1863 - d. 1950), Boston; 1942, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 12, 1942) / Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith
- Collection
- Technique
- Embroidery 99%
- Embroidery 98%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 63%
- Floral motif 63%
- Dimension
- 68 cm (height)52.1 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Fragment from the second of eleven tapestries in a series depicting scenes from the Trojan war depicting soldiers of Paris. The complete example of this tapestry exists in the Cathedral of Zamora in Spain.
