Originally woven at the Tournai Workshops in Flanders at the end of the fifteenth century, this tapestry depicts richly-dressed country folk holding a banquet in a rustic landscape.

The scene is of country nobility partaking of a feast, and about to be joined by the lord and lady of the manor. Surrounding the scene are various peasants engaged in tending the sheep; one of whom is winding wool on a distaff, while another is providing a musical accompaniment on the bagpipes. The disproportion of the subject matter is an unmistakable distinguishing feature of tapestries of this period.

This style of this tapestry reflects a transitional period between the Mille-Fleurs tapestries of the fifteenth century and the landscape scenes of the Renaissance period.
Silk screened tapestries are also known as serigraphic tapestries. Each silk-screened tapestry is serigraphed onto irregularly woven fabric (wool, cotton or linen). Considerable labour is required with this process, including hand-painting to finish the details. Silk screen tapestries appear antiqued and aged giving them the look and feel of tapestries that hang in museums today.

Features

Dimensions           215 x 260 cm
Tapestry Type       Silk Screened
Silk Screened        In France