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SECOND HALF 16TH EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY BORDER FRAGMENT
Second half 16th early 17th Century
Woven in wools and silks, depicting at the bottom Neptune holding a cornucopia issuing fruits and flowers, above him a winged herm figure and further fruits and to the top with Minerva standing on a shield and holding a laurel wreath and a palm leaf, within a later yellow and blue outer slip, minor reweaving and patching
7ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. (234 cm. x 38 cm.)
Second half 16th early 17th Century
Woven in wools and silks, depicting at the bottom Neptune holding a cornucopia issuing fruits and flowers, above him a winged herm figure and further fruits and to the top with Minerva standing on a shield and holding a laurel wreath and a palm leaf, within a later yellow and blue outer slip, minor reweaving and patching
7ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. (234 cm. x 38 cm.)