Intricate Textile Art

Tapestries and textiles featuring elaborate floral and ornamental designs, highlighting craftsmanship and weaving tradition.

Carpet with foliate motif within garland ornament. unknown c. 1690-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'3" x W 8'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: One of a pair of very similar tapestries sold by Christie's (London), 3/6/1923, lot 249 (Viscount Wimborne sale); pair sold to M. Moss Harris. Pair sold at Anderson Galleries (New York), 2/9/1926, lot 308 or 309 (Leverhulme sale). French & Co. purchased pair from Anderson Galleries (Leverhulme sale), invoiced 2/9/1926; 1 tapestry used for upholstery. Foliate motif encircled by looped oak leaf wreath, within interlaced rinceau tied with ribbons at top & bottom, within 2 broad floral garlands sending sprays of flowers & leaves into corners, 2 red pods in 1 corner Carpet (more likely for floor than for table). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 28275 Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 98-105 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: 0241156; Los Angeles,

Carpet with foliate motif within garland ornament. unknown c. 1690-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'3" x W 8'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: One of a pair of very similar tapestries sold by Christie's (London), 3/6/1923, lot 249 (Viscount Wimborne sale); pair sold to M. Moss Harris. Pair sold at Anderson Galleries (New York), 2/9/1926, lot 308 or 309 (Leverhulme sale). French & Co. purchased pair from Anderson Galleries (Leverhulme sale), invoiced 2/9/1926; 1 tapestry used for upholstery. Foliate motif encircled by looped oak leaf wreath, within interlaced rinceau tied with ribbons at top & bottom, within 2 broad floral garlands sending sprays of flowers & leaves into corners, 2 red pods in 1 corner Carpet (more likely for floor than for table). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 28275 Bremer-David, French tapestries & textiles (1997), 98-105 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: 0241156; Los Angeles,

Joined Fragments 17th century. Joined Fragments 452189

Panel of velvet late 15th century Italian or Spanish. Panel of velvet 227144

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Rug 18th century China. Rug. China. 18th century. Foundation: cotton warp and weft; wool knotting. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Rugs

Fragment Made 1601-1650 Italy. silk damask .

Vertical panel 16th century Chinese, for Portuguese market. Vertical panel 222307

Hanging. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: L. 117 1/2 x W. 85 inches (298.5 x 215.9 cm). Date: 17th-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Fragments Made 1601-1625 Italy. Silk, cut, and uncut velvet weave against satin weave ground .

Persischer Seidenteppich mit Metallgrund, sogenannter Polenteppich.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Musical trophy in floral wreath. unknown c. 1775-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'4" x W 4'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 11/29/1929; 2 of them probably sold to Mrs. F. B. Hoffman, 2/15/1958, & one sold to Azure International 7/18/1959. Oval floral wreath enclosing musical trophy, suspended from flower-garlanded frame by ribbon French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 35258-c Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238856-0238859, 0184431

Fragment of orphrey 16th century Spanish. Fragment of orphrey 222928

Piece. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 37 x 40 in. (94 x 101.6 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lazio Viterbo Bagnaia Villa Lante82. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Panel. Culture: probably French. Dimensions: L. 43 1/2 x W. 23 inches (110.5 x 58.4 cm). Date: second quarter 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Flounce late 18th century Flemish. Flounce 226297

Hanging early 18th century Indian, for European market. Hanging. Indian, for European market. early 18th century. Silk on cotton. Textiles-Embroidered

Orphrey for a cope () 15th-16th century Italian, possibly Florence. Orphrey for a cope () 222624

Piece. Culture: French or Italian. Dimensions: L. 37 in. x W. 10 1/2 in. (94 x 26.7 cm.). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Birds and castle. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 11'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. 2 large birds amongst flowering plants, exotic () trees by river; river with waterfall leads to arched bridge & castle in background; additional buildings to left & on hill-top in the distance (BRD) border with swirling acanthus leaves alternating with vases, baskets of flowers & fruit; (LWR BRD) grotesque human figure & dolphins flanking stylized shell motif in left corner There is a stock sheet with the number "2943A" in the upper right corner. However, this stock sheet does not document this tapestry; perhaps there was another stock sheet, no. "2943," which is missing (Soustelle). The left half of the lower border was patched from a different tapestry (Cavallo). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 2943

Table cover. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 67 x W. 139 3/4 inches (170.2 x 355 cm). Date: last quarter 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 22 1/2 in. (53.3 x 57.2 cm). Date: ca. 1695. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Chasuble. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 40 x W. 26 inches (101.6 x 66.0 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Border. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 21 1/2 x W. 11 inches (54.6 x 27.9 cm). Date: 1805-15. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bedspread (Scenes of English Country Life) Made 1820-1840 England. Cotton, plain weave; quilted; appliquÈd with printed cotton swatches and embroidered in cotton and wool .

Piece Japan. Piece 67960

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 8 1/2 x W. 6 3/4 inches (21.6 x 17.1 cm). Date: 16th-17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece Japan. Piece 67969

Length. Culture: China. Dimensions: 319 x 29 1/2 in. (810.26 x 74.93 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 35 x W. 6 1/4 inches (88.9 x 15.9 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cover. Dimensions: L. 67 in. (170.2 cm)W. 42 in. (106.7 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 16 1/2 x W. 8 1/4 inches (41.9 x 21.0 cm). Date: ca. 1650. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 16th-17th century Italian or Spanish. Piece 217362

Fragment. Dimensions: 26 1/4 in. high 19 1/8 in. wide (66.7 cm high 48.6 cm wide). Date: 5th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: possibly Dutch. Dimensions: L. 24 1/2 x W. 11 1/4 inches (62.2 x 28.6 cm). Date: ca. 1735-40. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece. Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Overall: 41 3/4 x 39 in. (106 x 99.1 cm). Date: ca. 1720.Panels such as this--with its extraordinary patterns in long repeats--were called "bizarre" by the Danish scholar Slomann, who believed they were made in India. Most scholars consider them an exotic phase in the history of European silk weaving. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Carving at PALENQUE, Mexico, which has been interpreted by ingenious theorists as depicting an 'ancient astronaut' in a rocket- powered spacecraft Date: circa 680

Panel Made 1875-1900 Russia. .

Ornamental Tapestry Panel late 6th-7th century. Ornamental Tapestry Panel 443330

Pictorial print ca. 1805 Designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet I French. Pictorial print 221950

Valance with putti and satyr supporting festoons. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 1'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co.

Indischer Teppich.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Piece 18th century French. Piece 223319

Vorderasiatischer Teppich, sogenannter Damaskusteppich.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Umbria Terni Amelia Palazzo Comunale5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architectural sculpture: sarcophagus, capitals. Post-medieval: Architecture & architectural sculpture. Piazza del Municipio (Piazza Matteotti) with view of Palazzo Comunale; portal; coats of arms & insignia. Interior views of frescoes, friezes, 16th & 17th century paintings in Salons I & II Antiquities: Architecture & architectural sculpture, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Remains & fragments of former Roman palace & of sepulchres, capitals, statues, gravestones, sarcophagi, sacrificial altar. Object Notes: The Palazzo Comunale stands on the site of a Roman palace of the pre-Christian era. The Antiquities fragments & remains are displayed in the courtyard of the Palazzo and in the grotto-like rooms of the former Roman palace. Hutzel photo campaign date: September 9, 1985. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this proj

. Deckeret of white Linnendamast with a symbols-image representation of the peace of rastadt, 1714. Measurers a repetitive mirrored pattern of: 1. a ridden tompet blower with "Pax" on the saddle with a trais player behind him; 2. Emperor Charles VI with the text below: Erit Opus Ivstitiae / Pax Isa 52.17 (to Jazah 52.17: The fruit of justice will be peace); 3. Burgundy weapon (Spain with in the heart shield coat of arms of France). Running floral edges. Left under embodiment in red "431

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Piece. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 16 x W. 15 1/2 inches (40.6 x 39.4 cm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pergola, with Hercules choking Nemean lion in game park beyond. unknown c. 1580 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'10" x W 15'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Palazzo Davanzati, Florence. French & Co. purchased from the American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (New York) 4/3/1930, lot 589 (Benguiat sale); included works from the Davanzati Palace), invoiced 11/19/1930; sold to Azure International, Inc. 1/15/1960. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0202554-0202555, 0237348-0237350

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: 7 x 4 1/2in. (17.8 x 11.4cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel 4th-5th century. Panel 445671

Fragment (Border) Made 1701-1800 Iran. .

Campania Caserta Capua Chiesa dell'Annunziata9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, sculpture. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, painting, stucco, decorative arts (furniture, woodworking, tapestry, metalworking), marble Object Notes: constructed from 1531 to 1574, earlier church from c.1285-1309. Renaissance appearance with modifications of the 17th and 18th centuries. No information provided by Hutzel. See guidebook included in shipment of photographs, pp. 33-34. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, s

Scene with don Quixote and grotesques. Poyntz, Francis (British, act.1668, d.1685) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1670-1680 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'10" x W 5' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Henry Symons, invoiced 4/20/1929; returned, 6/30/1934. Grotesque-like knight figure mounted on grotesque-like horse; 2 women at top of scene (BRD) narrow band with vine scroll French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16570-b also lists: 35421 Washington, Treasure Houses of Britain (1985), 200, 201, no.132 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184827-0184832; other sets in series, Cawdor Castle & Packington Hall, Warwickshire (both 5-panel sets)

Cartouche French 18th century View more. Cartouche. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Piece 15th century Italian. Piece 216598

Grotesque with Minerva (Athena). unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 4/10/1918; sold to Aliata Inc. 2/24/1961. Minerva in slender loggia with 2 satyrs & 1 man playing musical instruments at base of her pedestal, under arch surmounted by figures crowning mask, flanked by men holding shields & driving chariots pulled by pairs of winged horses, with flaming torches extending diagonally from base of arch; beneath loggia are 2 sea creatures holding tridents & fish (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized shell ornament French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 6875 Woldbye, AT 6 (1965), 75-92 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: Copenhagen, Rosenborg Castle, "Athena" (Woldbye, fig. 3)

Campania Caserta Marcianise Chiesa dell' Annunziata34. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Panel early 18th century China. Panel 69560

Peregrino da Cesena, Italy, Ornament with candelabrum of arabesques and bunches of grapes, verso below - stamped, print, ornament print, prints, height 91 mm, width 18 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1520, first quarter 16th century, paper, niello (technique), niello technique, Work conception, after own design by

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67212

Large-leaf verdure with winged wolf and lion attacking horse. unknown c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'8" x W 9'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (New York), 4/16/1929 () (Benguiat sale), invoiced 11/30/1929; sold to V & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 9/19/1968. Lion attacking horse; stag, winged wolf, cat, dog, bird & galloping horse inhabit lushly vegetated landscape with scrolling acanthus-like leaves in middle ground; buildings in background (BRD) garland of foliage, fruit & flowers with birds & masks in upper corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 35367 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), ill. 474 Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestry, Berlin, Kunsthandel

Large-leaf verdure greenery with weasel. unknown c. 1535-1565 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1"" x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Tournai Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Edgar Bernheimer, received 7/14/1967. Weasel () approaches rabbit; fox leaps upwards toward bird, 2 stags & doe (L & R BRD) garlands with spiky leaves & fruit emerge from decorative pots; (UPR & LWR BRD) segments of foliage & fruit garlands with large tassel terminals French & Co. stock sheet in archive, M-13-x

Panel 17th-18th century Spanish. Panel 219671

Fragment. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 19 x W. 32 inches (48.3 x 81.3 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Band 17th-18th century. Band. 17th-18th century. Silk and metal. Attributed to Iran. Textiles-Woven

Piece 16th century Spanish or Italian. Piece. Spanish or Italian. 16th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 19 1/2 x W. 13 1/2 inches49.5 x 34.3 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Square 3rd-4th century. Square 444358

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 104 (recto) 1601 Cesare Vecellio Italian Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 4 horizontal registers. First register is decorated in the center with a flower that is flanked on either side by a composite man and lion creature that in turn surrounds both sides of another flower. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a diamond and a quatrefoil that are ornamented in the center with a flower. Third register is decorated with multiple floral motifs. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of circles containing different 4-petaled flowers.. Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 104 (recto) 661955

Fragment (Dress Fabric) Made 1701-1800 Iran. Brocaded plain simple satin, silk, gold wound on yellow silk core, silver wound on white silk core .

Square 4th-5th century. Square. 4th-5th century. Linen, wool; tapestry weave. Attributed to Egypt. Textiles

Frieze in four sections French 18th century View more. Frieze in four sections. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Piece. Culture: British. Dimensions: L. 41 1/2 x W. 26 3/4 inches (loom width)105.4 x 67.9 cm. Date: ca. 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

"Vintage Scenes" 18th century French. "Vintage Scenes" 219572

Fragment. Italy. Date: 1450-1500. Dimensions: 40.7 × 51.8 cm (16 × 20 3/4 in.). Silk and cotton, velvet; cut pile-on-pile, voided; additional paired patterning wefts in gold foil (cut strips wound around silk core) tied in twill weave; against plain weave foundation. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Palazzo dei Diamanti7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Many views of facade, sides, and courtyard of 16th c. structure, including detailed views of windows and architectural sculpture, portal leading into courtyard and colonnade, capitals, portals, and sculpture inside courtyard. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Flounce. Culture: Belgian, Brussels. Dimensions: 29 1/2 × 63 in. (74.9 × 160 cm);Width (flounce): 10 ft. 6 in. (320 cm). Date: 1824. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Johannes Hanias (German, active 1650-1654), Pendant Embellished with Flowers, engraving

Sampler. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 17 1/2 x W. 19 1/2 inches (44.5 x 49.5 cm). Date: 1821. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pilaster decoration (view of the whole), from the Logge Di Raffaello (PL.13) cycle; Ottaviani, Giovanni (1735-1808), Rafael (1483-1520), Savorelli, Gaetano (Fl. 1772-1791), Camprosi, Pietro (1726-1781); 1772-1777 (1772-00-00-1777-00-00);

Panel ornament French 18th century View more. Panel ornament. French. 18th century. Gilt bronze. Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Sardinia Sassari Castel Sardo Cathedral4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: 16th century architecture, built in late Gothic style; architectural sculpture; choir stalls; sculpture; paintings on canvas and panel; altarpiece; fresco; pulpit; tomb monuments; baptismal font; sacred objects German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Arabesques turned wood fencing. Egypt, North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Sampler. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 21 x W. 12 1/4 inches (53.3 x 31.1 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Panel; linen

"Vintage Scenes". Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 56 x W. 24 inches142.2 x 61.0 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Landscape, view of forest. Strecken, Geraert van der (Flemish, act.1647-d.1677) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Woven signature woven in plinth of column at right: VD STREKE backwards "S" Inscriptions: Inscription on coat of arms: FOEDARI PORI VS MORI QUAM Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236914-0236917

Roundel. Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)W. 10 in. (25.4 cm). Date: 4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Convent library door panel, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey, Asciano, Tuscany, Italy. Travel through Tuscany by Eugene Muntz 1881. Le Tour du Monde 1882

Border. Spain. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 124.4 x 35.6 cm (49 x 14 in.). Silk and linen, integrated compound weave and twill weave. Origin: Spain. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Millefleurs ground with armorial medallion in center, surrounded by dogs, rabbits and birds; cityscape at top. unknown c. 1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'8" x W 6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Edith C. Matthews 10/6/1964 other date listed: 10/13/1964; sold to Paul Botte 12/26/1968.

Tapestry Fragment 10th-15th century Peru; central coast (). Tapestry Fragment 307685

Altarpiece. Culture: possibly German. Dimensions: L. 11 x W. 58 inches27.9 x 147.3 cm. Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Border fragments. unknown c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 2'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from Leone Ricci 3/7/1958; returned 5/13/1960. Garlands of flowers & fruit hang from columns, tied with ribbons at top to small lion masks (at top); basket of flowers (at bottom) 4 sections of tops of side borders from 2 tapestries of same series. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 58767-a-b-c-d-x

Hanging. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: L. 89 x W. 25 inches226.1 x 63.5 cm. Date: early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Putti playing in landscape. unknown c. 1780-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'2 x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Jas. P. Silo, invoiced 2/26/1927; returned 5/29/1927. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower end of medallion, right: GRAVE.AU.LOUVRE.1657. In ribbon-suspended medallion (ALENTOUR) arabesque of floral garlands & festoons & tassels The inscription suggests this composition is based on a print after an unidentified painting (Cavallo). Stock sheet indicates the tapestry is in bad condition (Soustelle). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14888

Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 12 1/2 x W. 11 inches31.8 x 27.9 cm. Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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