Tapestry: The Fish Market (fragmentary tapestry from a series of rustic genre scenes)
David Teniers the Younger
(Flemish, 1610–1690)
First half of the 18th century
Object Placeprobably Brussels, Flanders
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions316 x 257 cm (124 7/16 x 101 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of William de Krafft
Accession number40.238
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceDecember 3-8, 1928, anonymous sale, American Art Association, New York, lot 1444. 1940, William de Krafft (b. 1878 - d. 1963), New York; gift of William de Krafft to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 9, 1940)
3rd-4th century AD
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
Last quarter of the 16th or first half of the 17th century
Late 15th or early 16th century
First quarter of the 16th century
