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Tapestry fragment
Fragment from tapestry "The Rape of Helen," with soldiers in Paris' company
Tapestry fragment
Flemish (probably Tournai)
about 1472
Object Place: Tournai, Flanders
Medium/Technique
Wool and silk, tapestry woven
Dimensions
Length x width: 68 x 52.1 cm (26 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith
Accession Number42.170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment from the second of eleven tapestries in a series depicting scenes from the Trojan war depicting soldiers of Paris. The complete example of this tapestry exists in the Cathedral of Zamora in Spain.
ProvenanceBy 1934, Joseph Lindon Smith (b. 1863 - d. 1950), Boston; 1942, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 12, 1942)