JULIA BOSTON ANTIQUES

A PAIR OF MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH TAPESTRY CARTOON FRAGMENTS
Flowers including roses, cosmos and lilac.
Oil on canvas backed with acid free paper and linen.
Framed in gessoed and painted frames with water gilding.
FRAME 1: 58 cm (22¾") x 40 cm (15¾")
FRAME 2: 59.5 cm (23½") x 46 cm (18")
These cartoons were used to weave tapestries on Jacquard looms, these were the first semi mechanical looms invented in the late 18th century.

£2,800 + VAT