Tapestry: The Offering to Pan (from the series of Berain Grotesques)

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Tapestry: The Offering to Pan (from the series of Berain Grotesques)

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (French, 1634–1699)

Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory (French, around 1690–1700)

late 17th century

Object PlaceBeauvais, France

Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)

Dimensions307.97 x 311.78 cm (121 1/4 x 122 3/4 in.)

Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund

Accession number1985.92

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ClassificationsTextiles

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ProvenanceMarch 22, 1983, anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, lot 115. 1985, Galerie Chevalier, New York; sold by Chevalier to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 1985)

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