REF:
189
19th. C. FRENCH TAPESTRY CARTOON FOR A VERDURE TAPESTRY
WITH A LARGE FRUIT TREE AND PARROT, C. 1900
GOUACHE ON PAPER BACKED WITH ACID-FREE PAPER & LINEN. (not on
stretcher)
H: 1063/4" (271cm) W: 681/2"
(174cm)
THESE CARTOONS WERE USED TO WEAVE TAPESTRIES ON JACQUARD
LOOMS,
THESE WERE THE FIRST SEMI-MECHANICAL LOOMS INVENTED IN THE LATE 18TH
C.
