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SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF BRUSSELS MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY BORDER FRAGMENTS
Second half 16th Century
Woven in wools and silks, one depicting Juno, the other Minerva, with their attributes, standing beneath a canopy held by herm-figures and resting on grotesque figures, within foliate scrolls and a ribbon-tied border, within a later blue outer slip, areas of reweaving and patching, minor variations in size
One 2 ft. 7 in. (80 cm.) long; the other 2 ft. 6 in. (76 cm.) long; 19 ft. (49 cm.) wide (2)
Second half 16th Century
Woven in wools and silks, one depicting Juno, the other Minerva, with their attributes, standing beneath a canopy held by herm-figures and resting on grotesque figures, within foliate scrolls and a ribbon-tied border, within a later blue outer slip, areas of reweaving and patching, minor variations in size
One 2 ft. 7 in. (80 cm.) long; the other 2 ft. 6 in. (76 cm.) long; 19 ft. (49 cm.) wide (2)