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Tapestry (cushion cover): The Annunciation
German (probably Schleswig-Holstein)
Late 17th or early 18th century
Object Place: Denmark
Medium/Technique
Linen, wool and silk tapestry
Dimensions
57 x 51 cm (22 7/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number61.201
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCentral scene illustrates the Annunciation. A fashionably dressed female figure representing the Virgin Mary stands left of center and raises her right hand as she gazes out at the observer. Symmetrical frame composed of convetionalized iris, tulips, roses, carnations and other blossoms passes beneath central scene and rises to form an arch above the figures. Drawing in highly conventionalized. Black ground almost entirely replaced with darning stitches. Faded and stained.
Provenance1961, Blumka Gallery, New York; 1961, sold by Blumka to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 1961)