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Tapestry: Scipio Upbraiding Masinissa (from the series The Story of Scipio Africanus)
Tapestry: Scipio Upbraiding Masinissa (from the series The Story of Scipio Africanus)

Tapestry: Scipio Upbraiding Masinissa (from the series The Story of Scipio Africanus)

Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
Object PlaceBrussels, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions342.26 x 255.04 cm (134 3/4 x 100 7/16 in.)
Credit LineRichard Black Sewall, Fund
Accession number19.59
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsThe Brussels mark woven into the left end of the lower outer guard.ProvenanceBetween 1884 and 1887, purchased in Spain by Arthur Astor Carey (b. 1857 - d. 1923), Cambridge, MA; 1919, sold by Arthur Astor Carey to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1919)