Provenance
Possibly Marie Particelli (died 1670), Hôtel La Vrillière, Paris, by 1672; possibly by descent to her husband, Louis Phélypeaux de La Vrillière (died 1681), to at least 1684. Jacques Seligmann, to 1914; sold, Galerie George Petit, Paris, Mar. 16-17, 1914, lot 222, to Lehmann Bernheimer, Munich; sold to James Deering (died 1925), Vizcaya, Miami, June 18, 1914; by descent to his nieces, Mrs. Chauncey McCormick (born Marion Deering, died 1965) and Mrs. Ely Danielson (born Barbara Deering, died 1982); given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.
Accession Number
73058
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of six Z-spun elements; ; diameters: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 26 to 60 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.2–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters; 0.25–0.7 mm
Dimensions
402 × 427.3 cm (158 × 169 in.)
Classification
weaving - tapestry
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
