Tapestry / 10608

This Tapestry reads like a page from a painted frieze, worked in wool with a restrained neutral, brown and gold palette. The pictorial field presents seated figures and a falconer beneath a canopy of trees, the distant architecture rendered in soft, sun-faded tones. Surface abrasion and worn highs lend a tactile, lived-in presence to the scene; borders retain their floral scrolls with softened outlines. A study in painterly weaving and temperate ageing, this antique rug maintains compositional clarity while showing the quiet irregularities of time. Circa 1850 - 1865. Measurements: 7' 8" x 6' 7".