Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings
Cornelis Floris II · Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1550–60
Medium: Silk, wool, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions: 65 1/2 in. × 80 in. (166.4 × 203.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Culture: Netherlandish, Brussels
Themes: Birds, Fruit, Grotesques, Men, Women
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Date range
1545 – 1565
Largest dimension
203.2 cm
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