Wallpaper
- Object Name:
- Wallpaper
- Object ID:
- 1961.032.21
- Description:
- Wallpaper. Hunt tapestry. Repeat pattern of hunting scene, ~39." Horizontal seam size 18.55". At top, two hunters at left side; right-hand man has dog on leash, facing right; dog appears to be barking. Left-hand man holds a hat; blue, red, gold, and white long coat. Other man has similar coat. High top boots, buckles up the sides. To their right and further up are a segment of a horse and rider and a man with a coat. Further down left side, two men facing left. Horses appear to be moving. Behind them to right is tall tree with large foliage. To right of that is antlered deer-like animal.. Deer being chased by two dogs from right. Below that, stone bridge with fence on top. Below that, in center, man standing with two dogs on leashes in his right hand and in right hand above his head, a whip with rigid shaft. He is wearing long blue coat, large cuffs, tricorn hat. Appears to have tall boots. To his right and in back of him, man with long wig, wide bow in his hair, wearing orange long coat with yellow decorations and slit up back of coat; wide cuffs on sleeves; appears to be wearing stockings with shoes. Below those two, some wooded area, then heads of the repeat pattern at top. To right of wooded area, man standing at edge facing left, with long circular horn draped diagonally across his body with the bell facing back and to right. Mouth piece by his face. Tube blends into the larger circle of tubing. He is wearing blue coat with red and gold trim. Tall boots that go above knee. A series of fine lines in a dark color, horizontal and parallel to each other, going from one edge to the other, 1/16" apart. Along left edge, series of colored test strips and colored dots that are out of scene in band ~ 0.5" wide. Similar series of stripes and dots in right side in band also 0.5" wide. Appears to be 16 colored dots. On back, "1900 James Buchan Hart House / Ipswich". Upper right corner: "61.320 / Gardner L. / King". Also on back along edges, gray pigment continuously on left side about 1/2" and on right a little more than 1/4".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-42.3 W-19.6 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. Mrs. Gardner L. King
- Subjects:
- Hunting, Hunting dogs, Tapestries
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