The Falcon's Bath
ca. 1400s · Tapestry with wool warp and wool wefts
Dimensions 349.3 × 369.6 cm
At the center of the tapestry, four luxuriously dressed figures are gathered in front of a rose trellis and flowering turf bench. The lady and the gentleman in the foreground, attended by courtiers behind them, are encouraging the falcon to bathe in the basin of water between them. Four additional figures at the corners, set against a flowering, or millefleurs ground, are also busy training falcons. On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 16
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The Falcon's Bath (ca. 1400s) by Tapestries, Tapestry with wool warp and wool wefts.
About Tapestries
Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike cloth weaving where both the warp and the weft threads may be visible.
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