Tapestry / 11393

This wool Tapestry, 287 x 274 cm, depicts a figural pastoral tableau rendered in warm gold, green and blue tones. Figures assemble by a river under dense foliage, contained within a scrolling floral border. Medium distress and softened pile create subtle abrash across the field and gentle loss at the margins, tempering the colours with a restrained, museum-wear patina. As an antique rug the work reads like a textile painting, tactile and narrative, its surface retaining brushlike modelling and engraved vegetal detail. Circa 1850 - 1870 The softened surface retains a quiet, tactile character shaped by time.