Millefleurs Tapestry with Oriental Figures (possibly from a series of country life millefleurs tapestries)
an engraving by
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471–1528)
First quarter of the 16th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueWool warp, wool and silk wefts; tapestry weave
Dimensions274.32 x 170.81 cm (108 x 67 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Francis Skinner
Accession number15.1240
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceMr. de la Chaussée, Bourges. By 1914, Bacri Frères, Paris; 1915, sold by Bacri to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1915)
First half of the 18th century
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50
First quarter of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
late 17th century
Probably third quarter of the 17th century, 1650–75