February

Datec. 1690

Object PlaceParis, France, Western Europe, Europe

ClassificationsTextiles

Dimensions114 × 114 inches (289.56 × 289.56 cm)

Credit LineGift of K. T. Keller

Object number66.120

DescriptionTapestry-interior view of palace with people in front of fireplace, one couple playing tric-trac. Another couple in foreground playing cards. At left a procession of satyrs through doorway. Border: clusters of flowers, fruits, etc. and two fish at center top, sign of zodiac for February. Inscribed in Latin is FEBRUARIUS in reverse letters.

On View

On view

Locations

Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 7

ProvenanceProbably from the fifth weaving, ca. 1712-15, made for Louis XIV and given to the Swedish ambassador Count Erik Axelsson Sparre in 1717. [French and Company], New York K.T. Keller, Detroit