Autumn: Vintage Scene
designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s
Gobelins Manufactory
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
Textiles
Four Seasons: Autumn: Vintage Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 263 x 370 cm (103 9/16 x 145 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn 1952.544.3 Originally green, the plants were woven using yarn first dyed blue and then dyed yellow; over time the yellow dye has faded so that today the plants appear blue.
- Maker/Artist
- Gobelins Manufactory
- Classification
- Tapestry
- Formatted Medium
- Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 263 x 370 cm (103 9/16 x 145 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1952.544.3
- Credit Line
- Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn
- Exhibitions
- Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 234 Textile Gallery
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