Time (From Chateau de Chaumont Set)

1512–15

Maker Unknown

Textiles

Time (From Chateau de Chaumont Set), 1512–15. France, Lyon(?), early 16th century. Silk and wool; tapestry weave; overall: 326.6 x 434.1 cm (128 9/16 x 170 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1960.176.3

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Tapestry
Formatted Medium: silk and wool; tapestry weave
Medium: silk, wool, tapestry, weave
Dimensions: Overall: 326.6 x 434.1 cm (128 9/16 x 170 7/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: French verse in Gothic letters translates as follows: "One sees the weather adorned in green, Sometimes as pleasing as an angel; To suddenly change and be quite strange, The weather never stays the same."
Departments: Textiles
Accession Number: 1960.176.3
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Exhibitions: Chefs d'oeuvre de la Tapisserie du XIVème au XVIème siècle (Tapestry Masterpieces from the 14th to the 16th Century)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts