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Tapestry: The Arms of Roger de Beaufort, Turenne and Comminges, a fragment probably from a set of furnishings for a room
French or Franco-Flemish
second half of 14th century or later
Object Place: France or the Franco-Flemish territories
Medium/Technique
Tapestry weave (wool warp; wool wefts)
Dimensions
98 x 58 cm (38 9/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number26.282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTwo angels, leaning out of turrets at the corners of a battlemented enclosure, support a coronet above the head of a seated unicorn wearing armorial trappings. A stork flies above each angel. Woven with green, yellow, red, and light neutral tones. One dark blue ground.
ProvenanceBy 1913, the Count and Countess de Kermaingant, Paris; November 27, 1926, Kermaingant sale, American Art Association, New York, lot 184, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)