early 18th century
Through an opening in the trees appears an expansive view of the garden with sculpture, potted plants, and fountains. The rectangular reflecting pool creates a perspectival axis leading to the palace, but this is no longer at the center of the panel because the tapestry has been cut down.
259.1 x 350.5 cm (102 x 138 in.)
Ralph Harmon Booth (father of Mrs. William D. Vogel and grandfather of Fred Vogel III and Ralph Booth Vogel), purchased from Ferdinand Moeller, Berlin (no date).
Cotton
20th centuryGermanSilk
ChineseVegetable-dyed banana fiber, plain weave
18th-19th centuryJapaneseTextile fibers
20th centuryAmericanWool and linen, tapestry woven
5th-7th centuryByzantineVelvet
19th-20th centuryEuropean?Silk on cotton
20th centuryAfghan