Tapestry: Music (from the series THE SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS)
First quarter of the 16th century
Object PlaceTournai, France
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and some silk wefts)
Dimensions322 x 337 cm (126 3/4 x 132 11/16 in.)
Credit LineSarah Elizabeth Simpson Fund
Accession number15.1241
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceMr. Daguerre, Paris. By 1914, Bacri Frères, Paris; 1915, sold by Bacri to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1915)
Late 15th or early 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
First third of 16th century
second half of 16th century
3rd-4th century AD
550-725
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Barberini Manufactory
1663–1679
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
First third of the 16th century