Summer: Harvest Scene
designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s
Gobelins Manufactory
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
Textiles
Four Seasons: Summer: Harvest Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 254 x 255 cm (100 x 100 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn 1952.544.2 Images of the harvest provided a way to express pride in the fruitfulness and plenty of a particular region and celebrate the diligence of the field laborers.
- Maker/Artist
- Gobelins Manufactory
- Classification
- Tapestry
- Formatted Medium
- Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 254 x 255 cm (100 x 100 3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1952.544.2
- Credit Line
- Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn
- Exhibitions
- Cycles of Life: The Four Seasons Tapestries
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 234 Textile Gallery
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