Wandkleed: verdure met steltvogels

A landscape with cranes is depicted in the middle of this greenery. You can see two flowering shrubs in the foreground. There are roses, tulips and poppies around the edges of the carpet. This border decoration is possibly based on examples in flower books. In the 17th century tapestries had a practical as well as an aesthetic function. They were used to retain the warmth in rooms heated only by a fire in the hearth.

Wandkleed: verdure met steltvogels

A landscape with cranes is depicted in the middle of this greenery. You can see two flowering shrubs in the foreground. There are roses, tulips and poppies around the edges of the carpet. This border decoration is possibly based on examples in flower books. In the 17th century tapestries had a practical as well as an aesthetic function. They were used to retain the warmth in rooms heated only by a fire in the hearth.