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Part of Seat or Carriage Cushion Cover (Birds and Vines)

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Part of Seat or Carriage Cushion Cover (Birds and Vines)

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The magnificent green ground marks this as one of the most beautiful tapestries from the region. The traditional flower heads found on dove-tail tapestry from Scania, albeit in a more naturalistic manner, are combined with the most realistic drawing of birds seen on these weavings. On most dove-tail tapestries from Scania the pattern was woven perpendicular to the warp, as are the flowers and signature here, and thus correctly orientated when viewed from the side of the loom. The three large birds that dominate the composition, however, were woven parallel to the warp, and therefore seen the right way up by the weaver at the loom end.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Part of Seat or Carriage Cushion Cover (Birds and Vines)

Date

late 18th C

Medium

dove-tail tapestry

Accession number

145

Work type

Textile art

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