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Scenes from the Book of Genesis (part of a valance)
Scenes from the Book of Genesis (part of a valance)

Scenes from the Book of Genesis
(part of a valance)

woodcuts by Virgil Solis of Nuremberg
Late 16th or first half of 17th century
Object PlaceNorthern Germany or Denmark
Medium/TechniqueWarp: wool Wefts: wool, silk and metal yarns; tapestry weave
Dimensions64.13 x 505.46 cm (25 1/4 x 199 in.); Legacy dimension: 2 ft. 3/4 in. x 16 ft. 9 1/8 in. (0.63 x 5.11 m)
Credit LineCharles Potter Kling Fund
Accession number62.1012
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1913, Martin van Straaten, London; January 1, 1913, sold by van Straaten to French and Company, New York (stock no. 5402); 1964, sold by French and Co. to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 14, 1962)