Winter: Skating Scene
designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s
Gobelins Manufactory
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
Textiles
Four Seasons: Winter: Skating 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: 244 x 388 cm (96 1/16 x 152 3/4 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 1952.544.4 If you look closely you can see that the top edge of this scene is missing; look at the top of the castle on the right or the forest fire on the left.
- Maker/Artist
- Gobelins Manufactory
- Classification
- Tapestry
- Formatted Medium
- Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave
- Dimensions
- Overall: 244 x 388 cm (96 1/16 x 152 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1952.544.4
- 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, <em>Tapestries by French, Italy, English, and American Designers, from Various Lenders, </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 5, 1918-December 1, 1918).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 234 Textile Gallery
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