The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China
After a design by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648–1729) and others Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of Pierre and Etienne Filleul (codirectors, 1711–22) France, Beauvais- Date
- 1716/22
- Medium
- Wool, silk, and silvered- and-gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave with some areas of 2:2 plain interlacings of silvered-and-gilt-metal wefts
- Dimensions
- 385.8 × 355 cm (151 3/4 × 139 3/4 in.)
- Department
- Textiles
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Worcester Fund