Large Wool Tapestry of a Victory Celebration
16th century, continental, depicting a procession with a woman holding a palm frond and crown followed by horn players and soldiers on horseback, foliate and figural border, 7 ft. 9 in. x 8 ft. 9 in.ÿNote: The tapestry could possibly be depicting a version of the Story of Artemisia, queen of the Greek City Halicarnassus after the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.ÿ - Provenance:
Condition Report: tapestry has been reduced, elements of the border have been pieced, large repair and separation to left border, scattered patches, fading, separations and abrasions
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16th century, continental, depicting a procession with a woman holding a palm frond and crown followed by horn players and soldiers on horseback, foliate and figural border, 7 ft. 9 in. x 8 ft. 9 in.ÿNote: The tapestry could possibly be depicting a version of the Story of Artemisia, queen of the Greek City Halicarnassus after the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.ÿ - Provenance:
Condition Report: tapestry has been reduced, elements of the border have been pieced, large repair and separation to left border, scattered patches, fading, separations and abrasions