Harvard Art Museums > 1936.68: Verdure with Birds Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Verdure with Birds (Unidentified Artist) , 1936.68,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/214780. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.68 People Unidentified Artist Title Verdure with Birds Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date first quarter 18th century Places Creation Place: Europe, France, Lille Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/214780 Physical Descriptions Medium Textile fibers Dimensions 317.5 x 645.2 cm (125 x 254 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Bernheimer-Haus, Munich], sold; to Charles A. Coolidge, 1911, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1936 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Charles A. Coolidge, Esq., Class of 1881 Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.68 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Centrally woven with peacocks, parrots and cranes before a classical landscape. In subject and period, it relates to the Fogg's two Aubusson 'chinoiserie' tapestries (1960.3, 1953.113), but here, despite the exotic birds, the landscape and architecture are distinctly European. This tapestry was most likely manufactured in Lille, a city with a distinguished tradition of high-warp manufacture. Many of the important weavers who resided there were of Flemish origin, which explains the stylistic similarities between this tapestry and Flemish verdures. The borders are simulated gold frames with scallop shell ornamentation at the corners. Publication History "Cambridge: Late Flemish Tapestry for Fogg.", Art News (January 9, 1937), p. 22 Related Works 1960.2 Unidentified Artist Jupiter and Callisto Textile Arts Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
