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The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China

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