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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1954.130
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Tree in a Landscape
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
tapestry
Date
mid 18th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France, Aubusson
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214526

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Textile fibers
Dimensions
238.1 x 116.8 cm (93 3/4 x 46 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Cortlandt Parker, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Cortlandt Parker
Accession Year
1954
Object Number
1954.130
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Upright Aubusson tapestry depicting a tree on a river bank with exotic flowering plants. This Louis XV verdure lacks the architecture and exotic birds which typify the Chinese landscape series.

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