Description
Each of these tapestries depict rustic activities appropriate to the season: fishing and gardening for spring, harvesting of grain in summer, wine making for autumn, and ice skating for winter. As tapestries fell out of vogue in the 1700s and 1800s many were burned so their metal threads could be harvested to mint new coins. Before coming to the Cleveland Museum of Art, these tapestries hung in the family home of Frank H. Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn in Gates Mills, Ohio. Their children donated the tapestries to the museum in 1952.
Provenance
Balloch Castle, Scotland.; Henry Symons Sale: Anderson Galleries, New York, January 27-Febuary 3, 1923 (January 27-Febuary 3, 1923); Frank Hadley Ginn (1868-1938) and Cornelia Winifred Root Ginn (1877-1937), Cleveland, OH (1923-1952); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1952-)
Accession Number
1952.544
Medium
Wool, silk, and gold filé; tapestry weave
Dimensions
Average: 256.5 x 264.2 cm (101 x 104 in.)
Classification
Tapestry
Credit Line
Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn
