Description
In this springtime scene, two fishermen wade in a river, dragging a net suspended between two poles. A noble couple on a bridge gestures toward other fishermen, who occupy the other side of this scene in other extant examples of this tapestry with a larger picture plane. In the background, townspeople walk on bridges that lead to the gateway of a town with brick walls and portals. In the far distance, farmers till the soil to sow new seeds, another typical activity associated with spring. The trees on the hills are just beginning to sprout new buds.
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
1952.544.1
Medium
Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave
Dimensions
Overall: 255 x 266 cm (100 3/8 x 104 3/4 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