Tapestry

I would like to know if someone know about tapestry and can help me telling me a bit about this tapestry. Thank you

Tapestry by Nemonisimors posted Aug 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM

Tapestry detail 3 by Nemonisimors posted Aug 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM

Tapestry detail 2 by Nemonisimors posted Aug 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM

Tapestry detail1 by Nemonisimors posted Aug 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM

Tapestry back by Nemonisimors posted Aug 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM

 

Yours is a copy of 'The Shearing of the Sheep', a 1470 tapestry in the collection of the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels. It appears to be Jacquard-woven rather than hand-woven and most likely woven in Belgium. You can learn more about tapestries here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry

Debora

 

for example ...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/170701...e#:~:text=Highlights,to the lower left corner.

 

Thank you very much. It has been around in the family for a while and I recently got my hands on it. A bit disappointed that is machine made as I thought although not antique that it was hand made.

 

Yours seems to have been a very popular decorative item in its time; there are a lot of similars on offer on the internet.

Debora

 

Here's the label from one which may give you an idea of what yours is made of. FYI, this company started reproducing tapestries in the 1960s, according to their web site.

Debora

 

Our family has this from the 1950s ...