A Continental figural tapestry 19th century

Woven in wool in the Renaissance style, depicting a courtship scene with a man and woman in the foreground, a rider in a courtyard in the background, within a frame border.

(4 ft. x 5.5 ft.)

Provenance

Property of a private collection, New Jersey.

48 in. x 65 1/2 in., With moderate to heavy fading, commensurate with age and long-term exposure to light. A strip of cotton backing mounted along the top of the tapestry for mounting purposes, along this mount there are losses, tears, and structural weakness. Otherwise tapestry is structurally sound and no major losses of note.