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Tapestry: Mille Fleurs with Putti
French
late 15th or early 16th century
Object Place: Tournai, France
Medium/Technique
Wool and silk tapestry weave
Dimensions
272 x 137 cm (107 1/16 x 53 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased with the Katharine Collamore Pierce Fund
Accession Number15.1239
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionA procession of two nude children moves from the lower to the upper part across a dark blue field of millefleurs.The upper child is facing the other. Both of them seem to converse about a matter. The lower child, facing the back is wearing a hat. A corde is attached at his waist.
ProvenanceComte de Talhouet (probably Rene Francois Honore Marie, 4th Comte de Talhouet, b. 1855 - d. 1948), Paris. By 1914, Bacri Frères, Paris; 1915, sold by Bacri to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1915)