Advanced Search 
Tapestry: Fünf Schwane
German
1897
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Tapestry woven wool and cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 241.3 x 107.3 cm (95 x 42 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcuss Fund, Textile Curator's Fund, Charles Potter Kling Fund, and Textile Purchase Fund
Accession Number1991.440
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFunf Schwane is a notable example of German Art Nouveau, or Jugendstil, tapestry art inspired by Japanese ukiyoe prints The long, narrow composition depicting a group of five swans on a meandering brook set within an idyllic forest, is representative of the more poetic naturalism of this style. Decorative elements woven in top and bottom to suggest borders. fringed sides.
Inscriptionswoven marks: OE (intertwined); workshop logo (three horizontal stripes)
Provenance1991, sold by the Galerie Ruf, Rastatt, Germany, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 1991)