A village idyll fills this village sheep, palms and ducks tapestry: two sheep graze beneath a blossoming tree, ducks and geese swim below, and date palms and a flowering acacia rise toward the sun.
Details
- Size: 55 x 42 in (139 x 107 cm)
- Material: handwoven wool: handspun wool on a cotton warp, woven freehand
- Finish: knotted fringe at both ends
- One of a kind: no sketch or cartoon behind the warp, so no second copy exists. The photographs show this exact piece.
Where it hangs
Its tall format suits a narrow wall, a hallway, or the space beside a doorway or a staircase. No sleeve or rod pocket is fitted. Sew hook-and-loop tape to the top of the woven area and fix the partner strip to a batten, clip it to a rail, or have a tailor add a rod casing.
Leaf by leaf
The foliage is worked leaf by leaf, which gives the panel real depth, and the palms and animals were placed by eye. As an Egyptian village tapestry it stays close to everyday country life.
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