The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
Unknown artist
Date: 1495–1505
Medium: Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts
Dimensions: 12 ft. 7/8 in. × 8 ft. 3 in. (368 × 251.5 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Country: France (cartoon)|Southern Netherlands (woven)
Culture: French (cartoon)/South Netherlandish (woven)
Themes: Flowers, Plants, Trees, Unicorns
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937
Met highlightDate range
1495 – 1505
Largest dimension
251.5 cm
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