A Flemish Mythological Tapestry, Brussels or Oudenaarde mid 18th Century

woven with a young huntsman racing along a path, with his hound having caught a hare, with an attendant following behind blowing his hunting horn, within a woodland setting, within a four-sided gold and red frame pattern border with stylised clasp corners, later brown banded selvedge

The right hand side has been folded under (approx. 3cm. high),and the border is still visible. It can therefore be extended in width, once the lining is detached and extended. Small areas of repair to the borders, with old moth spot repairs. Repairs in inner bands. There are some areas of repair, which are largely to the areas of silk highlights. For example see the sky, where repairs are visible as different colours within sky clearly visible. Small splits in sky. Some repairs to silks within highlights of clothing of both figures and fur of the hound and hare in the foreground. Repairs to the borders in areas, visible as different colours, for example red repair to right corner of border, and small areas of mustard and copper colour within the borders. This tapestry is only partially lined with old linen, up the sides. The centre is not lined. There are no hoops, but old metal press-studs. It is recommended that the tapestry be fully lined with Velcro added for hanging purposes in the future. Overall stable condition. Decorative tapestry. Balanced colour and composition.
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