Reclining Putto

Beauvais

second half 19th century · Silk, wool (25-27 warps per inch, 10 per cm.) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This was originally a chair-back on the type of tapestry-upholstered furniture popular since the eighteenth century. Except for the putto’s body, rendered in wool, most of the panel is woven with fine silks. The exquisite workmanship and wide-ranging palette are typical of tapestries associated with Beauvais.

Artist

Beauvais

Date

second half 19th century

Medium

Silk, wool (25-27 warps per inch, 10 per cm.)

Culture

French, probably Beauvais

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Dr. Margaret Bancroft, 1974