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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1953.112
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Landscape with Pagoda and Red Drape
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
tapestry
Date
c. 1725
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France, Aubusson
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214525

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Textile fibers
Dimensions
292.1 x 386.1 cm (115 x 152 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: MoRo AUBUSSON in the lower selvage. M.R. refers to 'Manufacture Royale,' a title which Aubusson weavers were authorized to use from July of 1665.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Nathaniel Bowditch Potter, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Nathaniel Bowditch Potter
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
1953.112
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Aubusson chinoiserie tapestry depicting cranes and a peacock before pagodas within a landscape; the lower selvedge woven with "M.R. AUBUSSON." At left, a red drape shrouds a large fruit tree and wooden shelter. A bow and quiver dangle from the tree. In the center, a crane and white heron stand on the river bank. Behind them is an arch-shaped land mass topped with a pagoda. At right are a palm tree, a larger vertical pagoda, and a peacock perched on a tree branch. This Louis XV chinoiserie tapestry belongs to the "Chinese landscape" series (see entry for 1960.3). The border includes a narrow band with a gold rope motif and a wide band with a flower garland.

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