A TAPESTRY CARTOON STYLE PANEL OF PRIMAVERA

A TAPESTRY CARTOON STYLE PANEL OF PRIMAVERA

LATE 19TH CENTURY

depicting a 'Botticelli' figure of a maiden in floral dress surrounded by plants and trees enclosed by borders of vines in flower and plain guard stripes together with three others from the same series (4)

220 x 111cm each (approx)

Provenance

Purchased from Ian Hastie, Salisbury in 1976.

Catalogue Note

Tapestry cartoons were used by weavers as sketches in order to complete the woven tapestry. These panels were possibly intended to be used as embroidery templates.