Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1420–30
Medium: Wool and linen
Dimensions: 29 5/8 × 34 1/4 in. (75.2 × 87 cm) Wall Mount: 33 1/16 × 38 1/8 × 3 1/16 in. (84 × 96.8 × 7.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Country: Switzerland
Culture: Upper Rhenish
Themes: Birds, Mythical Creatures
The Cloisters Collection, 1990
Met highlightDate range
1417 – 1433
Largest dimension
87.0 cm
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